we grow neither better nor worse as we grow old but more like ourselves. ( m. l. becker )

　　随着年龄的增长，我们并不变得更好也不变得更坏，而是变得更象我们自己。(贝克尔)

　　if a jewel falls into the mire, it remains as precious as before; and though dust should ascend to heaven, its former worthlessness will not be altered. ( al jaber )

　　宝石即使落在泥潭里，仍是一样可贵;尘土纵然扬到天上，还是没有价值。(贾比尔)

　　better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. ( strong)

　　与其诅咒黑暗，不如燃起蜡烛。(斯特郎)

　　Success covers a multitude of blunders .(George Bernard Shaw , British Dramatist) 成功由大量的失望铸就。( 英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G.)

　　Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily . (Friedrich Schiller , German Dramatist and poet).只有有耐心圆满完成简单工作的人，才能够轻而易举地完成困难的事。(德国剧作家、诗人 席勒. F.)

　　Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.与其诅咒黑暗，不如燃起蜡烛。

　　Achievement provides the only real pleasure in life .( Thomas Edison , American inventor) 有所成就是人生唯一的真正乐趣。( 美国发明家 爱迪生. T. )

　　Power invariably means both responsibility and danger .(Theodore Roosevelt , American president) 实力永远意味着责任和危险。 (美国总统 罗斯福. T.)

　　You have to believe in yourself . That’s the secret of success .(Charles Chaplin , American actor ) 人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。 (美国演员 卓别林. C.)

　　The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for circumstances they want , and if they cannot find them .they make them. (George Bernard Shaw , British dramatist ) 在这个世界上，取得成功的人是那些努力寻找他们想要机会的人，如果找不到机会，他们就去创造机会。( 英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G.)

　　a man can fail many times, but he isn\'t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. ( j. burroughs )

　　一个人可以失败许多次，但是只要他没有开始责怪别人，他还不是一个失败者。(巴勒斯)

　　the tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but what they miss. ( t. carlyle )

　　生活的悲剧不在于人们受到多少苦，而在于人们错过了什么。(卡莱尔)