We laughed and kept syaing "see you soon", but inside we both knew we would never see each other again. 我们笑着说再见,但我们都心知肚明,再见遥遥无期. From The Legend of 1900. That is ture, just like sometimes we would say "I will do it in the future." or &…

Empty your cup so that it may be filled. 清空杯子,方能再次装满. From Bruce Lee. We can't learn anything new if we already feel that we know. Please stay humble, please open ourselves to new ideas, and be willing to change our preconceptions. But it is difficul…

No safe wading in an unknown water. 未知水深浅,涉水有危险. Is this the theory that has been the guideline for the China's reformation: Crossing the river by feeling for the stones. There is surely no solid answer about whether it is safe when wading in an unkn…

Knowing yourself is the height of wisdom. 了解自己就是大智慧. Two-day holiday, even I didn't have enought time to know about her, I could feel I am not the type she loves. I ever thought I might be not so bad a man. Maybe I was wrong. So, I choose to give up.…

The 79th Anniversary of Anti-Japan War Difficulties vanish when faced bodly. 勇敢面对困难,困难自会退让. The best way to memorize the past humilation is not to pass on hostility, but to surpass the rivals in every aspects by our efforts. As about difficult times,…

Make each day your masterpiece. 让生命中的每一天都成为杰作. From John Wooden. Try to focus on what we are doing right now and try the best of our abilities to make the results as perfect as possible. And we must recogize that nothing can be done about what had ha…

Soon is not as good as now. 别谈未来,现在就行动. From Seth Godin. I always told myself that I should finish what I should do as soon as possible, but the ending might be always the same: The things were finished just before the deadlines with poor quality. An…

Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. 生命无限,除非你自我设限. From Les Brown. There would be no limitation if we can set the right goals and go all out for them. Right goals? Yes, frankly speaking, I want to single out that setting right or suitab…

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. 乐于工作才能有完美表现. From Aristole. Do you want promotion? Do you want to get some raise in paycheck? If you want, you should improve your performace in your work, make it perfect, or at least put it at a leve…

And if you really want to see what people are, all you have to do is to look. 想真正了解他人,只需要用心看. From Wonder. At least once in our life someone would do something that make us say: Why did they do that? How could they do that? Why did they make such stu…

I don't know anything with certainty, but seeing the stars makes me dream. 我不知道世间有什么事是确定不变的,但只要一看到星空,我就会开始做梦. From Loving Vincent. By comparison with uncertainty, I like certainty better, but I know life is always changing, the world is always changi…

Bad times make a good man. 艰难困苦出能人. Bad times make a good man, and hard times create strong men, but sometimes strong men did not bring good times. There is an argument that hard times require a strong man, that humans need leaders of confidence and…

Eternity is not a distance, but a decision. 永恒不是一段距离,而是一种决定. What can be called as eternity? Wealth definitely is not. Maybe thoughts and ideas can become eternal. The world is always changing, and change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal. Anythi…

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. 设定目标是将实现梦想的第一步. If you want to be outstanding, you have to be the one setting your own goals and trying the best to achieve them. Keep moving forward to achieve your goals, ot…

Opportunities are like sunrises, if you wait too long, you miss them. 机会如同日出,等得太久就会错过. Indecision is the enemy of action. Even you eventually have dealt with the problems, you still gave other people the impression of indecison or cannot face the pre…

He that boasts of his own knowledge proclaims ignorance. 夸耀知识实乃无知. Honestly speaking, I don't agree with this opinion, at least I beg to differ and have some reservations about it. I know what it means, it just tells us we should be modest and keep a…

You are never wrong to do the right thing. 坚持做对的事情,永远都不会错. I think the translation may be not precise enough, there is at least one thing that is omitted in the translation, maybe it wants to tell us it is always better later than never. So as long a…

Learn wisdom by the follies of others. 要从别人的愚行中学到智慧. How to become smart or what characters should a man have so that he can be considered as smart or wise? People say a smart man, like most of his peers, also makes mistakes, but they can learns from…

Knowledge is the antidote to fear. 知识可以解除恐惧. Fear always steps from unknown things. Once we know what those things are, what lies behind the seemingly fearful appearance, we will successfully remove our fears. With knowledge, we even have the ability…

No man can make a good coat with bad cloth. 巧妇难为无米之炊. One can't make bricks without straw. There is no building built without foundations. That is the same to our life, if we want to realize our dreams, we must prepare a lot to abtain a solid foundat…

Nothing is really beautiful but truth. 只有真理才是真美. Truth can be beautiful, but it also can be cruel. We must judge it in accordance with the specific conditions. If it is cruel, we must accept it, any action to escape from it may be in vain. I want to…

Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there. 即使你处于正确的轨道上,但如果你只是坐在原地,也会被别人碾过去. From Will Rogers. I remember I have maken some comments about this topic before, but I couldn't recall the exact date. That doesn't matt…

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节. The same as the well-known buckets effects, that is, the capacity of a bucket depends on its shortest board. That theory may apply well to the achievements of a team, especailly when th…

Life is very capricious. 生命无常. Is life capricious? Maybe. But we can still make life a little more certain through our efforts, perseverant efforts. It was a beautiful bring autumn day, with air like cider and a sky so blue you could drown in it. 美丽明…

Fear doesn't shut you down, it wakes you up. 恐惧不会消磨你的意志,它能激发你的潜能. We all know that fear is powerful, and we all want to overcome fear, so that we can achieve something we can't do before. But sometimes, after constantly trying and failing, some of us…

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength. 忧虑不会消除明天的痛苦,它只会削弱今天的力气. From Corrie Ten Boom. Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow, and there are some ways which can helps us decrease our worrying thoughts and h…

Making peace with what you don't have, that's what it's all about. 人生在世,不如意者十之八九,保持平常心,命里无时莫强求. Everyone need some chicken soup, especially in his bad times, and sometimes a small amount of chicken soup could be helpful, which can help us calm down a…

If we just open the door a crack, the light comes pouring in. 只要把门开个小口,光就会倾泻而入. Don't be so dishearted, life won't be hard all the time. If it would, then why not think that it isn't the first time we fail and it may be the chance we can grow up. Be…

It's so easy to be careless, it takes courage and courage to care. 不在乎很容易,但在乎却需要很多勇气. Sometimes it would be much easier to give up than to hold on, especially when failing again and agian even after having paid a lot. It really takes more courage to…

I can fly higher than an eagle, for you are the wind beneath my wings. 我之所以能飞得比鹰还高,是因为有你做我羽翼下的风. You are my hero, my dear daddy. You are the wind beneath my wings, so I can fly higher than others at the very beginning. But unfortunately, I haven't fu…