双语：12句引人深思的哲理名言

1. Happiness and Personal Growth幸福和个人成长

“You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness。”―Jonathan Safran Foer

翻译：“稳不住幸福，亦躲不过悲伤。” —— 乔纳森·萨弗兰·福尔

Live every day of your life in full. Experience the highs and the lows, the positives and the negatives, and all the moods present between the various extremes. Don’t focus on simply being happy. Focus on living a well-rounded, seasoned life. Focus on achieving completeness. Yes, happiness is part of this completeness, but so is sadness, difficulty, frustration, and failure. And overcoming these latter points supports your personal growth far more than constant happiness。

翻译：尽情过好生命中的每一天，经历大起大落、喜乐悲哀，让情绪自然流露。不要一味追求幸福，而应过完满多样的生活。快乐只是“完满”的一部分，除此之外还有悲伤、困顿、沮丧和失败；战胜后面那些远比一直快乐让你成长得快。

The feelings of happiness and fulfillment are nice when they happen, and they are needed, but they don’t strengthen you. Instead of asking, “Is this making me happy?” ask, “Is this contributing to my completeness?” If you’re struggling and making progress, the answer is “yes。”

翻译：幸福与圆满只在发生时、被需要时显得美好，但却不一定能磨砺你。与其问“这让我开心吗”，不如问“这对我的‘圆满’有帮助吗”。如果你正饱受磨难、有所进步，那答案就是正面的。

2. Inner Peace内心平和

“We don’t realize that, somewhere within us all, there does exist a supreme self who is eternally at peace。”―Elizabeth Gilbert

翻译：“或许我们自己都不曾察觉，我们内心一直有个恒定平和的自我。” —— 伊丽莎白·吉尔伯特

Inner peace does not depend on external conditions; it’s what remains when you’ve surrendered your ego and your worries. Peace can happen within you at any place and at any time. It’s always there, patiently waiting for you to turn your attention toward it。

翻译：内心平和与外界无关，只要你放下自我和忧虑即可。平和可以随时随地降临，它一直守候在那里，耐心等你回归。

Peace of mind arrives the moment you come to peace with what’s on your mind. It happens when you let go of the need to be anywhere but where you are, physically and emotionally. This acceptance of the way things are creates the foundation for inner harmony. The need for something to be different in this moment is nothing more than a worry, and worries simply lead you in circles. Acceptance will bring you back to your peaceful, productive center。

翻译：只要与自己和睦相处，对目前的一切感到身心满足，平和的心绪就会降临。坦然包容一切，让内心充满祥和。若心有欲望，只能徒增烦恼，继而恶性循环。包容使人平静，使人积极。

Remember, the same part of you that longs for peace is the part of you that experiences peace. It is not complicated to achieve and is as close as your next thought。

翻译：渴望平和即体验平和，只要你想，它就在下一秒。

3. Appreciating What You Have珍惜拥有

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for。”―Epicurus

翻译：“不要因渴望得不到的而错过已经拥有的；要知道，现在已经拥有的，也曾是你渴望的。” —— 伊壁鸠鲁

Don’t pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, simple, and yet not-so-small gifts in your life. It may seem strange to feel thankful for those events in your life which appear to be ordinary, yet it’s precisely by being thankful that you can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. You may not see the value in spending time and effort acknowledging all the little, seemingly insignificant things in your life, yet without the little things there would be no big things。

翻译：不要一味祈求大愿望而忽视生活中已经拥有的那些平凡琐碎的恩赐。对平凡的事心怀感恩？似乎很奇怪吧？可一旦你心怀感恩，再平凡的事也会变得不平凡。或许你还没看到这些微不足道的琐事的价值，但倘若没有这些小事，又怎能成就大业呢？

Don’t let what was once a miracle become common to you. Don’t get so accustomed to life’s goodness that you overlook it. Let your enthusiasm rise from the doldrums by being thankful for what you have. Seize every opportunity to be appreciative. Make genuine gratitude a constant companion to who you are, in all that you do。

翻译：别让曾经的辉煌沾上尘埃，别对生活中的一切理所当然、忽视看轻。感谢已经拥有的一切，赶走低迷、重聚热情吧！不要错过任何一次感恩的机会，诚心感谢自己与一切。

4. Replacing Excuses with Action用行动代替借口

Instead of making a lot of excuses, make a little progress. Instead of looking back with regret, step forward with enthusiasm. Choose to view your life based on the best of what is possible. Choose to define yourself based on the person you know you are capable of becoming. If you believe it, you can do it。

翻译：与其找一堆借口，不如一点点进步；与其怀旧悔恨，不如积极向前。想象能够争取到的最好的生活，想象能够努力成为的最好的自己。只要相信，你就能做到！

All the negativity from the past can be erased in the moment with a single positive action. Go ahead and make it happen. The best way to disconnect from a troubled past is to trust and connect with possibilities of the present moment. When you embrace the power of now, the future belongs to you.

翻译：所有过去的消极想法都能在当下的积极行动中烟消云散，所以，赶紧行动吧！忘记不堪过去的最好办法就是相信并把握当下的机遇。一旦把握住当下，未来也将属于你！

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