Horace (詩人)
“Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.” – Horace, Poet 「逆境揭露天才,富足隱藏它。」– 賀拉斯 (詩人) 賀拉斯 (65 BC – 8 BC) 是古羅馬著名的詩人、評論家及翻譯家,以用詞優美多變且精準著稱,代表作有《詩藝》,講述詩歌的作用、藝術與生活的關係、文藝對教育的作用等。 The post Horace (詩人)...
View ArticleHelen Keller (演說家)
“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller, Lecturer 「這世界雖然有很多苦難,也有很多克服苦難的案例。」– 海倫‧凱勒 (演說家) 海倫‧凱勒 (1880-1968)...
View ArticleGustave Flaubert (小說家)
“The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of...
View ArticlePhilip Emeagwali (電腦工程師)
“The hardships that I encountered in the past will help me succeed in the future.” – Philip Emeagwali, Computer Scientist 「我過去遇到的艱苦將幫助我未來成功。」– 飛利浦·艾米格瓦力 (電腦工程師) 飛利浦·艾米格瓦力 (1954- ) 是來自奈及利亞的電腦工程師,1989...
View ArticleNicky Gumbel (牧師)
“Just because you’re struggling doesn’t mean you’re failing. Every great success requires some type of struggle.”– Nicky Gumbel, Priest「只因為你在掙扎,不代表你已經失敗了,每個卓越的成功都需要某種掙扎。」– 尼基·甘貝爾 (牧師)尼基·甘貝爾 (1955- )...
View ArticleNapoleon Hill (勵志作家)
“Your attitude towards problems, difficulties, and adversities is the most important factor in overcoming them.”– Napoleon Hill, Motivational Writer「你面對問題、困難及逆境的態度,是克服它們的最重要因素。」– 拿破崙‧希爾 (勵志作家)拿破崙‧希爾...
View ArticleFrancis Bacon (哲學家)
“Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth discover virtue.”– Francis Bacon, Philosopher「順境時顯現惡習,逆境時凸現美德。」– 法蘭西斯‧培根 (哲學家)法蘭西斯‧培根 (1561-1626)...
View ArticleMuso Kokush (佛教禪僧)
“Hardship is a blessing when it spurs effort and development; ease is a curse when it increases complacency and self-indulgence.” – Muso Kokushi, Zen Buddhist Monk「艱辛若激起努力和發展即是祝福;放鬆若增加自滿和自我放縱則是詛咒。」–...
View ArticleMaya Angelou (詩人)
angelou] “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.” — Maya Angelou, Poet 「我們可能會遇到許多挫敗,但我們一定不能被打倒。」– 馬雅‧安哲羅 (詩人) “encounter” 是「遇到;遭遇」,為動詞。”defeat” 是「擊敗;打倒」,在這句話裡第一次當名詞用,第二次當動詞用...
View ArticleClement Stone (總裁)
stone] “For every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage.” — Clement Stone, Executive 「對於每一個劣勢都有一個相對的優勢。」– 克萊門特‧史東 (保險公司總裁) “disadvantage” 是「劣勢;不利」,為名詞。”advantage” 是「優勢;有利」,為名詞。”correspond”...
View ArticleAristotle (哲學家)
022812] “Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.” — Aristotle, Philosopher 「教育是興盛時的點綴物及逆境時的避難所。」– 亞里斯多德 (哲學家) ornament (n.) 裝飾品,點綴物。prosperity (n.) 繁榮,興盛。例:a period of peace...
View ArticleKobe Bryant (NBA 球員)
031912] “Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.” — Kobe Bryant, NBA Player 「每件負面的事 – 壓力、挑戰 – 都是一個讓我提升的機會。」– 科比‧布萊恩 (NBA 球員) rise (v.) 提升,成功。例:He rose to...
View ArticleLeonardo da Vinci (藝術家)
033012] “Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve.” — Leonardo da Vinci, Artist 「困難不能摧毀我,每個困難都讓步於我堅毅的決心。」– 李奧納多‧達文西 (藝術家) obstacle (n.) 阻礙,困難。crush (v.) 壓扁,壓毀。yield to (v.)...
View ArticleIvy Baker Priest (政治人物)
041012] “The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.” — Ivy Baker Priest, Political Figure 「地球是圓的,而看似像終點的地方可能也只是起點。」– 艾维‧貝克‧普里斯特 (政治人物) seem like...
View ArticleEnglish Proverb (英國諺語)
041112] “A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.” — English Proverb 「平靜的海面從未造就純熟的水手。」– 英國諺語 smooth (adj.) 平靜的,平穩的。例:The sea looks calm and smooth. (海面看起來風平浪靜。) mariner (n.) 水手,船員;marine (adj.)...
View ArticleNapoleon Hill (勵志作家)
051512] “Remember too, that all who succeed in life get off to a bad start. They pass through many heartbreaking struggles before they arrive. The turning point in the lives of those who succeed...
View ArticleWilliam Arthur Ward (學者)
072412] “Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” — William Arthur Ward, Scholar 「困境導致一些人敗亡,另一些人破紀錄。」– 威廉‧亞瑟‧沃德 (學者) adversity (n.) 逆境,厄運。例:courage in the face of adversity...
View ArticleGrover Cleveland (美國前總統)
111612] “In calm water every ship has a good captain.” — Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th U.S. President 「在平靜的海面每艘船都有一位好船長。」– 格羅弗‧克里夫蘭 (美國前總統) calm (adj.) 平靜的,鎮定的。例:She looks calm on the surface....
View ArticleWashington Irving (作家)
voice] “Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them.” — Washington Irving, Author 「微小的人被惡運所馴服並壓制,但偉大的人克服惡運。」– 華盛頓‧歐文 (作家) tame (v.) 馴服,使順從。例:The Prime Minister...
View ArticleAmos Bronson Alcot (教育家)
voice] “Our bravest and best lessons are not learned through success, but through misadventure.” — Amos Bronson Alcot, Educator 「我們最好的教訓不是透過成功而學到,而是透過不幸的遭遇。」– 愛默斯‧布朗森‧愛爾考特 (教育家) brave (adj.)...
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