亨利·戴维·梭罗(Henry David Thoreau,1817~1862)

——亨利·戴维·梭罗(Henry David Thoreau,1817~1862),美国博物学家、散文家、诗人和哲学家。

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.
生命并没有价值,除非你选择并赋予它价值。没有哪个地方有幸福,除非你为自己带来幸福。

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.
一个人对自己的看法决定了他的命运。

Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify.
我们的生活被琐事浪费掉了……简化,简化。

Men have become the tools of their tools.
人类已成了他们的工具的工具。

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.
没有人比那些已经失去热情的人更衰老了。

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
成功通常属于那些忙得没有时间去寻找成功的人。

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.
这个世界只是我们人类追求无限可能性和机会的一块画布。

That government is best which governs least.
管理最少的政府是最好的政府。

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