1. It is necessary to try to surpass oneself always, this occupation ought to last as long as life.

嘗試超越自己總是必要的，這是一輩子都應(yīng)該做的事情。

——愛爾蘭詩人、劇作家、諾貝爾文學(xué)獎獲得者 William Butler Yeats

2. A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.

失敗時只言片語的鼓勵，比成功后長篇大論的贊美更有價值。

——英國詩人 John Keats

3. Lifes challenges are not supposed to paralyze you； they are supposed to help you discover who you are.

生命中的挑戰(zhàn)并不是要讓你陷于停頓，而是要幫助你發(fā)現(xiàn)自我。

——美國黑人作曲家、歌手Bernice Johnson Reagon

4. Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you.

奉承我，我也許不會相信你；批評我，我也許不會喜歡你；忽略我，我也許不會原諒你；鼓勵我，我也許不會忘記你。

——美國經(jīng)濟學(xué)家、諾貝爾經(jīng)濟學(xué)獎獲得者William Arthur

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