bonus oriens (good morning , everyone)
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
Albert Einstein, German-born American physicist, 1879-1955
人生就像骑单车。要保持平衡你必须不断前进。（啊尔伯特爱因斯坦，德裔美国物理学家）
The love that lasts the longest is the love that is never returned.
William Somerset Maugham, English novelist and playwright, 1874-1965
持续时间最久的，是得不到回报的爱。（威廉萨默赛特毛姆，英国小说家，剧作家，1874-1965）
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
Bertrand Russell, English logician and philosopher, 1872-1970
吾生三愿，淳朴却激越：一曰渴望爱情，二曰求索知识，三曰悲悯吾类之无尽苦难。（伯特兰罗素，英国逻辑学家，哲学家，1872-1970）
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
William James, American philosopher and psychologist, 1842-1910
智慧的艺术，是懂得应该忽视什么的艺术。（威廉詹姆斯，美国哲学家，心理学家，1842-1910）
One out of four people in this country is mentally unbalanced. Think of your three close friends; if they seem ok, then you’re the one.
Ann landers, American advice columnist, 1918-2002
这个国家每4个人里就有一个神经有问题。想想你要好的3个朋友，他们如果神经没问题，那有问题的就是你了。（安兰德斯，美国解惑专栏作家，1918-2002）
A month gone, setting all the prayer wheels turning. Not to achieve transcendence, but to brush your fingertips.
那一月，转动所有的转经筒，不为超度，只为触摸你的指尖；
A year gone, lying prone in the dust of a mountain road. Not to make obeisance, but to press into your warmth.
那一年，磕长头匍匐在山路，不为觐见，只为贴着你的温暖；
A lifetime gone, wandering through mountains, waters and stupas. Not to seek rebirth, but to meet you along the way.
Sometimes attributed to Tsangyang Gyatso, 6th Dalai Lama, 1683-1706
那一世，转山转水转佛塔，不为修来世，只为在途中与你相见。（作者有争议，相传为六世达赖仓央嘉措，1683-1706）
A girl phoned me and said, “come on over. There’s nobody home.” I went over. There’s nobody home.
Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian and actor, 1921-2004
一个女孩给我打电话说：“你过来吧，我家没人。”于是我去了。她家的确一个人都没有。（罗德尼丁奇菲尔德，美国笑星，演员，1921-2004）
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief…and
unspeakable love.
Washington Irving, American writer, 1783-1859
眼泪中有神圣。它不是懦弱的标志，却是力量的象征。它比任何语言更有力。它传递着深深地悲痛……以及无法言表的爱。（华盛顿欧文，美国作家，1783-1859）
The shortest mantra of this world is the name of a person.
Anonymous
世上最短的咒文，是一个人的名字。（佚名）
I love three things in this world: sun, moon and you. Sun for morning, moon for night, and you forever.
Anonymous
天地之间, 三事吾之所欲：昼则乐日，夜则惜月，一世则恋君。（佚名）
The love that lasts the longest is the love that is never returned.
William Somerset Maugham, English novelist and playwright, 1874-1965.
持续时间最久的，是得不到回报的爱。（威廉萨默赛特毛姆，英国小说家，剧作家，1874-1965）
There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it.
George Bernard shaw, irish literary and critic and playwright, 1856-1950.
人生有两大悲剧
When I saw you I fell in love. And you smiled because you knew.
Arrigo boito, Italian composer, 1842-1918
看到你的那一刻，我爱上了你。你微笑，因为你知道。（阿里格博伊托，意大利作曲家，1842-1918）
You are young, my son, and, as the years go by, time will change and even reverse many of your present opinions. Refrain therefore awhile from setting yourself up as a judge of the highest matters.
Plato, Ancient Greek Philosopher, 428BC-348BC
你年轻，我的儿子，而当日子一天天滑过，时间会改变甚至颠覆许多你现有的观念。所以暂时避免将你自己确立为最高事务的审判长。（柏拉图，古希腊哲学家，公元前428-前348）
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.
Anonymous
朋友懂得你心中的歌，当你忘记歌词的时候，他们会唱给你听。
佚名
For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
Audrey Hepburn, birtish actress, 1929-1993
若要双唇迷人，要说友善的话；若要眼眸可爱，要看到别人的好；若要身材苗条，把你的食物分给饥饿的人。（奥黛丽赫本，英国女演员，1929-1993）
Any 20-year-old who isn’t a liberal doesn’t have a heart, and any 40-year-old who isn’t a conservative doesn’t have a brain.
Anonymous
年方二十不崇尚自由者，无心；年届四十不趋于保守者，无脑。
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Exaggeration, the inseparable companion of greatness.
Voltaire, French philosopher and writer, 1694-1778
夸大，是伟大不可或缺的伙伴。（伏尔泰，法国哲学家，作家，1694-1778）
In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer.
Albert Camus, French novelist and playwright, 1913-1960
我终于发现，严冬无法征服我心中的夏天。（阿尔贝加缪，法国小说家，剧作家，1913-1960）
Kind words, kind looks, kind acts and warm handshakes, these are means of grace when men in trouble are fighting their unseen battles.
John hall, American musician and politician, b.1948
友好的话语，亲切的目光，善意的行动，温暖的握手。这就是人们陷入困境时，该如何优雅地打响看不见得战斗。（约翰霍尔，美国音乐家，政治家，生于1948年）
The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.
Anonymous
圣诞树上最好的礼物，是与家人亲密无间的欢乐。
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I am not alone at all, I thought. I was never alone at all. And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the world seemingly most indifferent. For this is still the time God chooses.
Taylor Caldwell, Anglo-American author of popular fiction,1900-1985
我想，我不孤单，从来不曾孤单。当然，这也正是圣诞节的讯息：即使在夜最深，风最冷，世界似乎最冷漠的时刻，我们也不孤单，因为这仍是上帝选择的时刻。（泰勒卡德威尔，英裔美国畅销小说家，1900-1985）
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Anonymous
用以衡量一生的不是我们呼吸的次数，而是那些让我们屏息的精彩时刻。
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When I hear somebody sigh, “life is hard,” I am always tempted to ask, “compared to what?”Sydney j harris, American journalist and author, 1917-1986
每当听到有人叹息“生活是艰难的”，我总是忍不住问一句“较之于什么？”（希尼J 哈里斯，美国记者，作家，1917-1986）
If you wait to do everything until you’re sure it’s right, you’ll probably never do much of anything. Win borden
如果你做任何事情都要等到确信其正确后才开始，你很有可能一事无成。（温博登）
Never, never, never, never give up.
Winston Churchill, british politician and orator,1874-1965
永远，永远，永远，永远不要放弃。（温斯顿丘吉尔，英国政治家、演说家，1874-1965）
There is a time for departure even when there’s no certain place to go.
Tennessee Williams, American playwright,1911-1983
人生固有分离日，纵往何方未可知。（田纳西威廉姆斯，美国剧作家，1911-1983）
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
Oscar wilde, irish poet, dramatist and critic, 1854-1900
我的品位其实十分简单，只要事事完美也就算了。