“True liberty is to have power over oneself in all things.”
「真正的自由是在所有時候都能控制自己。」– 蒙田 (哲學家)
- 蒙田 (1533-1592) 是法國文藝復興時代最重要的哲學家之一,以《隨筆集》三卷留名後世,他的作品以結合軼事與智慧洞見為特色,影響後世諸多作家及哲學家,如尼采、愛默生,甚至莎士比亞。
“One-half of life is luck; the other half is discipline – and that’s the important half, for without discipline you wouldn’t know what to do with luck.”
「人生一半是靠運氣,另一半則是靠紀律 – 那是比較重要的一半,因為缺乏紀律你將不知道怎麼處理你的好運。」– 卡爾‧朱科麥爾 (劇作家)
“Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.”
「有些人把紀律看成一件苦差事,對我而言,它是一種規則讓我可以自由的飛翔。」– 茱莉‧安德魯斯 (女演員)
“I have never known a really successful man who deep in his heart did not understand the grind, the discipline it takes to win.”
「我從沒遇過一個非常成功的人,在內心深處不知道為求勝利所需的苦力及紀律。」– 文斯‧隆巴迪 (美式足球教練)
“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.”
「我們都有夢想,但為了讓我們的夢想成為現實,需要的是非常大的決心、盡力、自律及努力。」– 傑西‧歐文斯 (奧運選手)
“Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.”
「紀律強化心靈使它不受恐懼如同侵蝕般的影響。」– 伯納德‧蒙哥馬利 (陸軍軍官)