智慧的聲音：8句發人深省的名言

I love thought-provoking quotes – seemingly simple, yet interestingly profound phrases that have the power to get our minds thinking straight. That’s what this short post is about. Below I have listed eight of my favorite thought-provoking quotes, along with my interpretation and outlook on each one. I hope you enjoy thinking about them as much as I do.
我喜歡發人深省的名言——短悍精簡的言辭能使人茅塞頓開。這篇文章要講的就是我最喜歡的八句引人深思的名言以及我的體會，希望你們會喜歡。

1. Dealing with Problems
處理問題

“We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.”―Albert Einstein
“解決問題比提出問題要簡單得多。” —— 阿爾伯特·愛因斯坦

Realize that not all movement is progress. When stress and tension and chaos surround you, pause for a moment and relax. The best time to take a deep breath is when you don’t have time for it.
不是所有動向都是進步。當遇到壓力、緊張和混亂時，應先停下來放鬆。越是焦頭爛額，越該深呼吸。

Select a specific challenge, deal with it, and then move calmly and confidently to the next. When you’re being pulled in multiple directions at once, take time to remember what you value most. Focus on what’s most important to you and you’ll naturally direct your greatest energy to the right source.
集中搞定某個挑戰，然後再鎮定自若地處理下一個。選擇太多、眼花繚亂時，不妨認定最重要的那個。專注於最重要的事情才能將精力發揮到極致。

Life is filled with either problems or possibilities. What you see is what you choose to see. On the surface life can seem tumultuous and perplexing, yet deep inside, where it truly matters, life is what you make of it. Choose to see beyond the problems to the possibilities that await your attention.
萬事不是問題就是機遇，就看你心態如何。咋一看似乎處處都是坎坷與不安，但仔細一想，一切不都掌握在自己手中嗎？試着透過問題看到背後的機遇吧。

2. Happiness and Personal Growth
幸福和個人成長

“You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.”―Jonathan Safran Foer
“穩不住幸福，亦躲不過悲傷。” —— 喬納森·薩弗蘭·福爾

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.
盡情過好生命中的每一天，經歷大起大落、喜樂悲哀，讓情緒自然流露。不要一味追求幸福，而應過完滿多樣的生活。快樂只是“完滿”的一部分，除此之外還有悲傷、困頓、沮喪和失敗；戰勝後面那些遠比一直快樂讓你成長得快。

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.”
幸福與圓滿只在發生時、被需要時顯得美好，但卻不一定能磨礪你。與其問“這讓我開心嗎”，不如問“這對我的‘圓滿’有幫助嗎”。如果你正飽受磨難、有所進步，那答案就是正面的。

3. Inner Peace
內心平和

“We don’t realize that, somewhere within us all, there does exist a supreme self who is eternally at peace.”―Elizabeth Gilbert“
或許我們自己都不曾察覺，我們內心一直有個恆定平和的自我。” —— 伊麗莎白·吉爾伯特

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.
內心平和與外界無關，只要你放下自我和憂慮即可。平和可以隨時隨地降臨，它一直守候在那裏，耐心等你迴歸。

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.
只要與自己和睦相處，對目前的一切感到身心滿足，平和的心緒就會降臨。坦然包容一切，讓內心充滿祥和。若心有慾望，只能徒增煩惱，繼而惡性循環。包容使人平靜，使人積極。

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.
渴望平和即體驗平和，只要你想，它就在下一秒。

4. Appreciating What You Have
珍惜擁有

“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
“不要因渴望得不到的而錯過已經擁有的；要知道，現在已經擁有的，也曾是你渴望的。” —— 伊壁鳩魯

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.
不要一味祈求大願望而忽視生活中已經擁有的那些平凡瑣碎的恩賜。對平凡的事心懷感恩？似乎很奇怪吧？可一旦你心懷感恩，再平凡的事也會變得不平凡。或許你還沒看到這些微不足道的瑣事的價值，但倘若沒有這些小事，又怎能成就大業呢？

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.
別讓曾經的輝煌沾上塵埃，別對生活中的一切理所當然、忽視看輕。感謝已經擁有的一切，趕走低迷、重聚熱情吧！不要錯過任何一次感恩的機會，誠心感謝自己與一切。5. Replacing Excuses with Action
用行動代替藉口

“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the BS story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.”―Unknown
“實現不了目標的唯一阻礙就是，你一直不敢相信自己有能力實現它。” —— 無名氏

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.
與其找一堆藉口，不如一點點進步；與其懷舊悔恨，不如積極向前。想象能夠爭取到的最好的生活，想象能夠努力成爲的最好的自己。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.
[cn]所有過去的消極想法都能在當下的積極行動中煙消雲散，所以，趕緊行動吧！忘記不堪過去的最好辦法就是相信並把握當下的機遇。一旦把握住當下，未來也將屬於你！[/cn]

6. Knowledge and Education
知識和教育

“When you know better you do better.”―Maya Angelou
“越知識淵博，越得心應手。” —— 瑪雅·安格洛

Your education is the most powerful weapon you possess. It has the power to change the world. Keep it thriving. Do not confuse your schooling with your education. The classes at school end; your education is a continuous lifelong process.
教育是最強大的武器，它能改變世界，所以一定要不斷接受教育。但是，這裏的教育並不等同於學校教育，學校教育終有結束的一天，但廣義的教育卻是永無止境的。

Keep your mind open to new ideas. Challenge your beliefs when you’re given a chance. The greatest advancements in your education will be based on your willingness to absorb fresh information without resistance and without losing your temper or your poise.
敞開心胸，廣納新知。抓住機遇，磨礪信念。知識的增長要求你不失風度地敞開心胸不斷吸收新信息。

7. The Importance of Asking Questions
提問的重要性

“The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, she’s the one who asks the right questions.”―Claude Lévi-Strauss
“科學家不是給出正確答案的人，而是能恰當提問的人。” —— 克洛德·列維·斯特勞斯

There is profound power in asking questions. In fact, the most successful people are rarely the ones who have all the answers, they’re the ones who ask the right questions. Don’t be afraid to ask. Ask when you don’t understand. Ask for what you want. Ask how to make things happen. It’s the reason children are always asking so many questions, because they know they’ll never get anywhere if they don’t ask. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
提問具有深遠影響。其實，最成功的人不是無所不知的人，而是能恰當提問的人。別害怕提問，不懂就問，欲所求就發問，去探究箇中原因。小孩總是不停發問，是因爲他們知道，只有提問才能得到答案。會哭的孩子有糖吃。

Bottom line: Growth is more about asking than telling. The way forward is yours for the taking – the way forward is yours for the asking.
歸根結底，有惑而發方可成長。前方的路是你自己的，所以也只能靠你自己發問解惑。

8. Endings and Beginnings
結束即開始

“In every end, there is also a beginning.” ―Libba Bray
“每一次結束同時也是一次開始。” —— 利巴·佈雷

Everything in life has to come to an end sometime. It’s important to acknowledge and accept the end of an era – to walk away sensibly when something has reached its conclusion.
天下沒有不散的筵席。因此，當帷幕落下時，我們應該理智接受事實，趕緊離開。

Closing the door, turning the page, moving on, etc. It doesn’t matter what you call it; what matters is that you leave the past where it belongs so you can enjoy the life that’s still available to be lived. This ending is not THE END, it’s just your life beginning again in a new way. It’s a point in your story where one chapter fades into the next. Take a look at the first page of this new chapter; it’s a beautiful one.
關門、翻過篇章、繼續前行——隨你怎麼比喻，重要的是你必須了斷過去、繼續前行。此刻的結束還不是真正意義上的“結束”，只是生活又有了新開始罷了。它只是你人生故事中的一個章節，翻開新篇章，你又會迎來美好的新生活。