安于其业,专于其业 Be content with and specialize in your career
要成就一件大事业,必须从小事做起。
——〔苏联〕列宁
To succeed in a great cause,one must begin from the trivialities。
(Soviet Union)Lenin
不要因为想干大事,就不做小事。
——日本谚语
Do not refuse to do trivial things just for the ambition of doing something great。
Japanese Proverb
不会做小事的人,也做不出大事来。
——〔俄〕罗蒙诺索夫
Those who can not do trivial things can not accomplish great things。
(Russia)Romonosov
应该记住,我们的事业,需要的是手,而不是嘴。
——童第周
We must remember that our cause needs the hand,not the mouth。
Tong Dizhou
人生的要旨是脚踏实地的做好眼前的事,而不是把眼睛盯在远处朦胧之物上。
——〔英〕卡莱尔
The gist of life is to do things at hand earnestly,not stare at the hazy things in the distance。
(Britain)Carlyle
巨大的建筑,总是由一木一石叠起来的,我们何妨做做这一木一石呢?
——鲁迅
Huge building is always made of logs and stones;why can not we play the role of a log or stone?
Lu Xun
安于其业,专于其业。
——谢觉哉
Be content with and specialize in what you do。
Xie Juezai
不要魂不守舍,不要匆忙行事。
——〔美〕爱默生
Do not be restless;do not be hasty。
(America)Emerson
天下难事,必须于易;天下大事,必须于细。
——老聃
To conquer the hard,one must master the easy;To achieve greatness,one must begin from the triviality。
Lao Dan
要是想认真完成一项必要的事业,为人既要灵活,又要有一副铁石心肠。
——〔苏联〕格拉宁
To accomplish a necessary cause well,we must be both flexible and hard-hearted。
(Soviet Union)Galanin
从不抛头露面的人能干成大事业。
——〔古罗马〕塔西佗
Those who seldom show off before others are able to achieve greatness。
(Ancient Rome)Tacitus
举大事必慎其终始。
——《礼记》
To accomplish one important thing,one must be cautious from the beginning to the end。
Book o f Courtesy
无一事而不学,无一时而不学,无一处而不学,成功之路也。
——朱熹
Studying everything,studying any time and studying anywhere lead one to success。
Zhu Xi
要有自信,然后全力以赴——假如具有这种观念,任何事情十之八九都能成功。
——〔美〕威尔逊
Be confident and then try your best—if you have this concept,you will probably succeed in everything。
(America)Wilson
只要你完全相信自己的能力,势必水到渠成。
——〔美〕卡耐基
If you think you can,then you can。
(America)Carnegie
世界上的事没有绝对成功,只有不断的进步。
——〔英〕斯威夫特
There is no absolute success in the world,only constant progress。
(Britain)Swift
当失败不可避免时,失败也是伟大的。
——〔美〕惠特曼
Failure is great too if it is unavoidable。
(America)Whitman
历史上所有伟大的成就,都是由于战胜了看来是不可能的事情而取得的。
——〔美〕卓别林
All the great achievements in history are acquired by defeating what seems impossible。
(America)Chaplin
我们从失败中学到的东西要比成功中学到的东西多得多。
——〔英〕斯迈尔斯
We learn more from failure than from success。
(Britain)Smalls
“凡事起头难”,这句话在某些时候的确有它的道理。但是一般而言,凡事起头易,最难的该是最后阶段的冲刺,能够克服这一关的人真是少之又少。
——〔德〕歌德
The saying“Beginning is the hardest for everything”is reasonable sometimes。But generally speaking,the beginning period is the easiest,the hardest period being the rush in the last period;only few can overcome the last barrier。
(Germany)Goethe
即便是世界上最伟大、最壮丽的事业,兴许也常常需要瘦弱的手去扶掖。
——〔英〕斯宾塞
Even the greatest and most wonderful cause in the world may need help from the weak hands。
(Britain)Spenser
相同的决定不要作两次。第一次花时间好好想一想,然后作扎实的决定。这样一来,你就不必要烦恼那个问题。如果你太随便重开议题,不仅会妨碍政策的推行,而且也与你起初作的决定的动机抵触。
——〔美〕比尔·盖茨
Do not make the same decision twice。Spend time to think about it the first time and then make the decision。Thus,you will not worry about it anymore。If you return to it causally,it will not only impede the implementation of the policy,but run into conflict with your original motivation。
(America)Bill Gates
§§第八章 奋斗——只有奋斗才是我们民族的希望和光明所在