智慧的声音：8句发人深省的名言

“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
“实现不了目标的唯一阻碍就是，你一直不敢相信自己有能力实现它。” —— 无名氏

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.
与其找一堆借口，不如一点点进步；与其怀旧悔恨，不如积极向前。想象能够争取到的最好的生活，想象能够努力成为的最好的自己。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]所有过去的消极想法都能在当下的积极行动中烟消云散，所以，赶紧行动吧！忘记不堪过去的最好办法就是相信并把握当下的机遇。一旦把握住当下，未来也将属于你！[/cn]

6. Knowledge and Education
知识和教育

“When you know better you do better.”─Maya Angelou
“越知识渊博，越得心应手。” —— 玛雅·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.
教育是最强大的武器，它能改变世界，所以一定要不断接受教育。但是，这里的教育并不等同于学校教育，学校教育终有结束的一天，但广义的教育却是永无止境的。

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.
敞开心胸，广纳新知。抓住机遇，磨砺信念。知识的增长要求你不失风度地敞开心胸不断吸收新信息。

7. The Importance of Asking Questions
提问的重要性

“The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, she’s the one who asks the right questions.”─Claude Lévi-Strauss
“科学家不是给出正确答案的人，而是能恰当提问的人。” —— 克洛德·列维·斯特劳斯

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.
提问具有深远影响。其实，最成功的人不是无所不知的人，而是能恰当提问的人。别害怕提问，不懂就问，欲所求就发问，去探究个中原因。小孩总是不停发问，是因为他们知道，只有提问才能得到答案。会哭的孩子有糖吃。

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.
归根结底，有惑而发方可成长。前方的路是你自己的，所以也只能靠你自己发问解惑。

8. Endings and Beginnings
结束即开始

“In every end, there is also a beginning.” ─Libba Bray
“每一次结束同时也是一次开始。” —— 利巴·布雷

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.
天下没有不散的筵席。因此，当帷幕落下时，我们应该理智接受事实，赶紧离开。

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.
关门、翻过篇章、继续前行——随你怎么比喻，重要的是你必须了断过去、继续前行。此刻的结束还不是真正意义上的“结束”，只是生活又有了新开始罢了。它只是你人生故事中的一个章节，翻开新篇章，你又会迎来美好的新生活。