37.plenty of folks are so contrary that if they should fall into the river, they would insist upon floating upstream.

　　有许多人总故意作对，他们即使掉进河里，也还会坚持往上

　　游漂。

　　——josh billings 乔希·比林斯

　　38.solitary shots should be ignored, but when they come from several directions, it's time to pay attention. as someone once said, "if one calls you a donkey, ignore him. if two call you a donkey, check for hoof prints. if three call you a donkey, get a saddle."

　　不要理睬零星的枪声，但如果枪声来自几个方向就该注意

　　了。就像有人曾经说过：“一个人叫你驴子，别理他。两个

　　人叫你驴子，检查一下蹄印。三个人叫你驴子，还是买一副

　　鞍座来吧。”

　　——marshall shelley 马歇尔·谢利

　　39.there is an unconscious heeling process within the mind which mends up in spite of our desperate determination never to forget.

　　心中的伤痛总是不知不觉渐渐愈合，虽然我们也曾痛苦地发誓说永不忘记。

　　——colleen mccullough 科林·麦卡洛

　　40.you shall have joy or you shall have power, said god; you shall not have both.

　　上帝说：你或者拥有欢乐，或者拥有权利，你不能两者兼而有之。

　　——emerson 爱默生

　　41.vice is a monster of so frightful mien, as to be hated, needs but to be seen; yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, we first endure, then pity, then embrace.

　　邪恶这个魔鬼生得面目可憎，开始时人们只需看上她一眼

　　就无比厌恶;然而天长日久，对她的脸蛋渐渐熟悉起来，于

　　是我们先是容忍，接着怜惜，最后将她揽身人怀。

　　——pope 蒲柏

　　42.to respect a person is not possible without knowing him.

　　不了解一个人却要尊敬他，那是不可能的。

　　——erich fromm 埃立克·弗洛姆

　　43.blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

　　一无所求的人是幸福的，因为他永远也不会失望。

　　——pope 蒲柏

　　44.there are more things between heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

　　在这天地问有许多事情是人类哲学所不能解释的。

　　——shakespeare 莎士比亚

　　45.if money be not you servant, it will be your master. the covetous man can not so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him.

　　如果钱财不是你的仆役，那就是你的主人。贪财的人与其

　　说是他拥有钱财，不如说是钱财占有他。

　　——francis bacon 培根

　　46.he who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he who loses courage loses all.

　　失去财产的人损失很大，失去朋友的人损失更多，而失去勇

　　气的人则失去一切。

　　——cervantes 塞万提斯

　　47.in this world there are only two tragedies. one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

　　在这个世界上只有两种悲剧：一种是得不到自己想要的东

　　西，另一种是得到了。

　　——oscar wildle 奥斯卡·王尔德

　　48.you have freedon when you are easy in your harness.

　　在约束中能感到自如，那你就是自由的了。

　　——robert frost罗伯特·弗罗斯特

　　49.heroes may not be braver than anyone else, they are just braver five minutes longer.

　　英雄也许不比别人更勇敢。他们只不过比别人多勇敢五分钟。

　　——ronald reagan罗纳德·里根

　　50.he conquers twice, who upon victory overcomes himself.

　　在胜利后能控制自己的人赢得了第二个胜利。

　　——frances bacon 培根

　　51. the man who has never made a mistake will never make else.

　　从不犯错的人将一事无成。

　　——g.b.shaw 萧伯纳

　　52、dare and the world always yields.if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and again and it will succumb.

　　大胆挑战，世界总会让步。如果有时候你被它打败了，不断地挑战，它总会屈服的。

　　53、i think success has no rules, but you can learn a lot from failure.(jean kerr)

　　我认为成功没有定律,但你可从失败中学到很多东西。(静·科尔)

　　54、all time is no time when it is past.

　　机不可失，时不再来。

　　55、do you love life ? then do not squander time ; for that's the stuff5 life is made of .(benjamin franklin , american president )

　　你热爱生命吗?那么，别浪费时间，因为生命是由时间组成的。(美国总统 富兰克林. b.)

　　56、do not teach fish to swim.

　　不要班门弄斧。

　　57、east or west, home is the best.

　　东奔西跑，还是家里好。

　　58、experience is the best teacher.

　　实践出真知。

　　59、faith can move mountains.

　　信念能移山。(精诚所至，金石为开。)

　　60、first impressions are half the battle.

　　先入为主。

　　61、good wine needs no bush.

　　酒香不怕巷子深。

　　62、haste makes waste.

　　欲速则不达。

　　63、he that promises too much means nothing.

　　轻诺者寡信。

　　64、he who has an art has everywhere a part.

　　一招鲜，吃遍天。

　　65、he would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.

　　千里之行始于足下。

　　66、home is where the heart is.

　　心在哪里，哪里就是家。

　　67、if you are not inside a house, you don not know about its leaking.

　　不在屋里，不知漏雨。(亲身经历才有体会。)

　　68、it is never too late to mend.

　　亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。

　　69、it six of one and half a dozen of the other.

　　彼此彼此。

　　70、just has long arms.

　　天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

　　71、keep something for a rainy day.

　　未雨绸缪。

　　72、life is a span.

　　人生如朝露。

　　73、man proposes, god disposes.

　　谋事在人，成事在天。

　　74、meet plot with plot.

　　将计就计。

　　75、merry meet, merry part.

　　好聚好散。

　　76、mind acts upon mind.

　　心有灵犀一点通。

　　77、never hit a man when he is down.

　　不要落井下石。

　　78、never judge by appearances.

　　切莫以貌取人。

　　79、no fire without smoke.

　　无风不起浪。

　　80、nurture passes nature.

　　教养胜过天性。

　　81、one is never too old to learn.

　　活到老，学到老。

　　82、one swallow does not make a summer.

　　一燕不成夏。(一花独放不是春。)

　　83、one who has seen the ocean thinks nothing of mere rivers.

　　曾经沧海难为水。

　　84、out of sight, out of mind.

　　眼不见，心不烦。

　　85、practice makes perfect.

　　熟能生巧。

　　86、poverty is stranger to industry.

　　勤劳之人不受穷。

　　87、rome was not built in a day.

　　罗马不是一日建成的。(伟业非一日之功。)

　　88、sense comes with age.

　　老马识途。

　　89、so many men, so many minds.

　　人心各不同。

　　90、some thing is learned every time a book is opened.

　　开卷有益。

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