前美國總統
亞伯拉罕.林肯
Abraham Lincoln
(1809年2月12日-1865年4月15日)第16任美國總統,1861年3月就任,直至1865年4月遇刺身亡。林肯領導美國經歷南北戰爭。由此他維護了聯邦的完整,廢除了奴隸制,增強了聯邦政府的權力,並推動了經濟的現代化。
噴泉的高度不會超過它的源頭。一個人的事業也是如此,它的成就絕不會超過自己的信念。
Height of the fountain, will not exceed its source. One’s undertaking is the same, its achievement will never exceed one’s own faith.
我不喜歡那個人,我必須要更了解他一點。
I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.
若給我六小時砍一棵樹,我會把前四個小時拿來磨利斧頭。
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
沒有一個人的記性,好到可以做個成功的說謊者。
No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
人格如同樹木,而名譽如同樹蔭,樹蔭是我們的看法,樹木才是真實的東西。
Character is like a tree, and reputation is like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
即使我走得很慢,但是我從來不會後退。
I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards.
彰顯個人人格最有用的方法,不是讓他受苦,而是賦予他權力。
The surest way to reveal one's character is not through adversity but by giving them power.
持續學習並準備好自己,機會終將到來。
I will study and prepare myself, and someday my chance will come.
最重要的不是你是否失敗過,而是你是否能與失敗共處。
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
如果我有 8 小時可以砍 1 棵樹,我會花 6 小時把斧頭磨利。
If I had 8 hours to chop down a tree, I would spend 6 of those hours sharpening my axe.