富兰克林说 Be at war with your vices
今天是本杰明富兰克林逝世216年的纪念日。
富兰克林,出生贫寒,只上过两年学,10岁开始在蜡烛店里做小工。
在这样环境中成长起来的富兰克林,一生功业是:杰出的政治家,科学家,外交家和发明家,同时是出版商,记者,作家,慈善家。发明了避雷针,并且是美国首任邮政总长。
富兰克林喜欢读书,提倡节制饮食保持头脑清醒他在英国住得时候因为从不喝啤酒,被英国朋友们称为喝水的美国人。
我们常用脑满肠肥来形容那些好吃懒做的纨绔子弟,跟富兰克林真是两大鲜明的对照。
前面的中提到过甘地的名言录,甘地是个比富兰克林更为极端的禁欲主义者。他从36岁起开始,说到做到地终生禁欲。
有时候这些伟人的自我克制力真让人咂舌。
也许,要做出任何的成就,都要从管理自己开始吧。
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
跟你身上的邪恶作战,跟你的邻居和睦共处,每一年都让自己变得更好。
Each year one vicious habit discarded in time might make the worst of us good.
每年改正一个坏习惯,会让我们中最差的人变好。
He who waits upon fortune is never sure of dinner.
等待财富从天而降的人三餐不继。
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.
你爱生命啊?那么不要浪费时间吧,因为时间是组成生命的材料。
Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.
小开销也要注意,因为一处漏水可能引起巨轮沉没
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