“If the present world goes astray, the cause is in you, in you it is to be sought.”
「如果生活不如所愿,起因在你,从心里找寻原因。」– 但丁·阿利吉耶里 (诗人)
- 但丁·阿利吉耶里 (1265-1321) 是义大利中世纪诗人,欧洲文艺复兴时代的开拓人物,以史诗《神曲》留名后世,他是现代义大利语的垫基者,被称为「文艺复兴三巨星」之一。
“When you complain, you make yourself a victim. Leave the situation, change the situation, or accept it. All else is madness.”
「当你抱怨时你让自己成为受害者;离开那个环境、改变那个环境或接受它,其它行为都是愚昧的。」– 艾克哈特·托勒 (励志作家)
“A person’s weakness and strength, purity and impurity, are his own, they’re not another person’s; they’re brought about by himself, and never by another; and they can only be altered by himself, and never by another.”
「一个人的缺点及优点,纯洁与否,都是他自己的,不是别人的;它们是自己造成的,从来就不是别人,也只有自己可以改变它们,从来就不是别人。」– 詹姆士‧艾伦 (作家)
“You’ll never get ahead by blaming your problems on other people.”
「怪罪别人绝不会让你获得成功。」– 威利‧尼尔森 (歌手)
“Anytime you blame others and complain about your situation, you are choosing to be a victim. By playing the victim role you are putting yourself in an ineffective and weak position. It is virtually impossible to allow incredible miracles to enter your life when you choose to remain in this negative mental state.”
「每当你怪罪他人和抱怨现况时,你即是选择当一个受害者。借由扮演受害者,你把自己放在一个无效果及微弱的位置,当你停留在此种负面心态时,让奇蹟进入你生活几乎是不可能的。」– 索尼娅‧瑞克蒂 (励志演说家)
“No one can really pull you up very high – you lose your grip on the rope. But on your own two feet you can climb mountains.”
「没有人可以真的把你拉高 – 你无法抓紧绳子,但凭自己的双脚,你可以爬万重山。」– 路易斯‧布兰戴斯 (美国最高法院大法官)