世上最高尚的问题

纪慈恩 · 发表于 2012-8-6 16:09:11

本帖最后由纪慈恩于 2012-8-7 11:51 编辑

编者语：

昨天的活动的结尾我为大家读了这首我很喜欢的诗歌，大家对这首诗歌都很倾心，分享给没有读到它的伙伴。

诗歌来自于富兰克林，是他写给他的孩子的，他不想他的孩子成为一个事业有成的人，因为成功是要付出代价的，他只想他的孩子是一个道德高尚的人。

诗歌是我自己翻译的，个人很喜欢它。因为，我坚信，善良，是唯一不会失败的投资，灵魂是离开世界时唯一留得下，也带的走的东西。

我的孩子，请听我一句话：

让你的不满成为你的秘密——

如果让世人知道了，他们会看不起你，

而且会增加你的不满。

我的孩子，请听我一句话：

如果你自家的窗户是玻璃的，就不要向邻居扔石头；

凡以愤怒开始的事必以耻辱告终。

我的孩子，请听我一句话：

对任何人都不要用轻蔑的语气说话,

无论对方是奴隶还是国王,

因为即使是最小的蜜蜂也会用刺伤人。

我的孩子，请听我一句话：

指出别人的罪恶前,先摸摸自己的良心；

如果你损害良心，良心就会向你报复。

我的孩子，请听我一句话：

欲望越多，得到的越少

智者将欲望放在心中，愚者却把它表现出来。

我的孩子，请听我一句话：

真正的朋友是最大的财富

诺言可以使你得到朋友，不履行诺言使朋友变成敌人。

我的孩子，请听我一句话：

通向荣誉的捷径是把为荣誉而干的事当作为良心而干；

玻璃、陶瓷和名誉都很容易破裂，而且永远无法弥补。

我的孩子，请听我一句话：

不要把你知道的一切、你欠的一切、你拥有的一切，

以及你所能做的一切都向人公布；

把你欠的还掉，你就知道什么是你的了。

我的孩子，请听我一句话：

不要出卖道德去买财富，也不要出卖自由去买权力。

财富不属于拥有它的人，而属于享受它的人。

我的孩子，请听我一句话：

黄金时代永远是现在的时代；

愚者总是说：“明天我再改变。”而智者却说：“今天太迟了。”

我的孩子，请听我一句话：

发现他人的美德，认清自己的恶行

扔掉你的恶行，不管它们曾经给你带来多大的好处。

我的孩子，请听我一句话：

伤害你的敌人使你比他更低下，

仇恨使你和他一样，宽恕才能让你超越他。

我的孩子，请听我一句话：

愿望不会永远美好地长存

吹熄蜡烛，你会发现清晨的曙光更清楚。

我的孩子，请听我一句话：

世上最高尚的问题是：

我能做什么有益的事？

The poor have little, beggars none, the rich too much, enough not one.

He that lies down with Dogs, shall rise up with fleas.

Men and melons are hard to know.

Take this remark from Richard poor and lame. Whate'er's begun in anger ends in sham.

No man e'er was glorious, who was not laborious.

All things are easy to Industry.

All things are difficult to sloth

Would you persuade, speak of Interest, not Reason.

Teach your child to hold his tongue, he'll learn fast enough to speak.

He that cannot obey, cannot command.

The magistrate should obey the Laws, the people should obey the magistrate.

He that waits upon a Fortune, is never sure of a Dinner.

A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.

Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy wealthy and wise.

To be humble to Superiors is Duty, to Equals Courtesy, to Inferiors Nobleness.

If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the Philosophers Stone.

Fish & Visitors stink in 3 days.

He that has neither fools, whores nor beggars among his kindred, is the son of a thunder gust.

Diligence is the Mother of Good Luck.

He that lives upon Hope, dies farting.

Do not do that which you would not have known.

Wealth is not his that has it, vut his that enjoys it.

Now I've a sheep and a cow, every body bids me good morrow.

God helps them that help themselves.

Don't throw stones at your neighbours, if you own windows are glass.

Force shites upon Reason's Back

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

God heals, and the Doctor takes the Fees.

The greatest monarch on the proudest throne, is oblig'd to sit upon his own arse.

The nearest way to come at glory, is to do that for conscience which we do for glory.

The noblest question in the world is, what good may I do in it?

If you wou'd not be forgotten

as soon as you are dead and rotten,

Either write things worth reading.

or do things worth the writing.

Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, not Liberty to purchase power.

The ancients tell us what is best; but we must learn of the moderns what is fittest.

Drive thy Business, let not that drive thee.

Each year one vicious habit rooted out, In Time might make the worst Man good throughout.

Wink at small faults; remember thou has great ones.

Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.

He that pays for Work before it's done, has but a pennyworth for twopence.

Historians relate, not so much what is done, as what they would have believed.

Let thy Child's first lesson be Obedience, and the second may be what thou wilt.

Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

If thou injurest Conscience, it will have its Revenge on thee.

Hear no ill of a Friend, nor speak any of an Enemy.

Pay what you owe, and you'll know what's your own.

Proclaim not all thou knowest, all thou owest, all thou hast, nor all thou canst.

To bear other Peoples Afflictions, every one has Courage enough, and to spare.

Happy that nation, fortunate that age, whose history is not diverting.

A wolf eats sheep but now and then,

Tem Thousands are devour'd by Men.

Man's tongue is soft, and bone doth lack;

Yet a stroke therewith may break a man's back.

Fear to do ill, and you need fear nought else.

Lend money to an Enemy, and thou'lt gain him, to a Friend and thou'lt lose him.

Learn of the skilful; He that teaches himself hath a fool for his master.

Let thy discontents be thy Secrets;--if the world knows them, 'twill despise thee and increase them.

At 20 years of age the Will reigns; at 30 the Wit; at 40 the Judgment.

He that hath a Trade, hath an Estate.

Have you somewhat to do to-morrow; do it to-day.

Men differ daily, about things which are subject to Sense, is it likely then they should agree about things invisible.

Speak with contempt of none, from slave to king.

The meanest Bee bath, and will use, asting.

Tart Words make no Friends; a spoonful of honey will catch lore flies than a Gallon of Winegar.

Make hast slowly.

Beware of little Expences, a small Leak will sink a great ship.

No gains without pains.

Many complain of their Memory, few of their judgment.

When the Well's dry, we know the Worth of Water.

Good Sense is a Thing all need, few have, and none think they want.

There is no Man so bad, but he secretly respects the Good.

A good example is the best sermon.

He that won't be counsell'd, can't be help'd.

A Mob's a Monster; Heads enough, but no Brains.

Life with Fools consists in Drinking;

With the wise Man, Living's Thinking.

Drink does not drown Care, but waters it, and makes it grow faster.

Genius without education is like Silver in the Mine.

Little Strokes,

Fell great Oaks

What signifies knowing the Names, if you know not the Nature of Things.

Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well mended.

The Golden Age never was the present Age.

Old Boys have their Playthings as well as young Ones; the Difference is only in the Price.

Haste makes Waste.

Love your Neighbour; yet don't pull down your Hedge.

A Child thinks 20 Shillings and 20 Years can scarce ever be spent.

Being ignorant is not so much a Shame, as being unwilling to learn.

One To-day is worth two To-Morrows.

Work as if you were to live 100 years,

Pray as if you were to die To-morrow.