2. “Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it
by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with
accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.”
– Plato, Greek Philosopher
「不要以威勢或嚴厲來訓練孩子學習，藉由讓他們感到快樂的事物引導他們，好讓你更能
精準的發現每一位天才獨特的才華。」– 柏拉圖 (古希臘哲學家)

3.

Success is waking up in the morning, whoever you are, wherever you are,
however old or young, and bounding out of bed because there’s something out
there that you love to do, that you believe in, that you’re good at –
something that’s bigger than you are, and you can hardly wait to get at it
again today.”
– Whit Hobbs, Author
「成功是早上起床，不管你是誰，不管你在哪，無論年老或年青，然後蹦下床因為那裡有
某件事是你喜愛做的，是你相信的，是你擅長的 – 某件比你還要巨大的事，而你幾乎無
法等待今天再次接觸它。」– 惠特‧荷布斯 (作家)

4.“God gives everyone certain attributes, characteristics, talents, and then
He says, ‘If you use what you have I’ll increase it, but if you don’t use
it, you’ll lose it.’ Use it or lose it; it’s a law.”
– Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, Author
「上帝給每一個人某些特質、特性、才能，然後他說：『如果你使用你有的東西，我將使
之增加，但如果你不使用它，你將失去它。』用它不然就失去它；這是一個定律。」–
查理‧”偉大的”‧瓊斯 (作家)

5.“The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what it is that
interests you and that you can do well, and when you find it put your whole
soul into it – every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.
”
– John D. Rockefeller, Industrialist
「通往快樂的道路取決於兩個簡單的原則：發掘什麼是你有興趣並且擅長的事情，而當你
找到後則整個人全心全意的投入 – 你的每一分力量及企圖心及天生的能力。」– 約翰
‧洛克菲勒 (工業家)

6.“There comes a special moment in everyone’s life; a moment for which that
person was born. That special opportunity, when he seizes it, will fulfill
his mission — a mission for which he is uniquely qualified. In that moment,
he finds greatness. It is his finest hour.”
– Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister
「每個人在生命中都會遇到一個特別的時刻；一個完全適合他的時刻。那個特別的機會，
如果他抓住了，將會成就他的使命 — 一個他特別適任的使命。在那個時刻，他將找到偉
大，那是他的最美好時光。」– 溫斯頓‧邱吉爾 (英國首相)

7.“There are three hungers that people are trying to feed throughout their
lives. The first is to connect deeply with the creative spirit of life. The
second is to know and express your gifts and talents. The third is to know
that our lives matter. Fulfillment comes from feeding these three hungers.”
– Richard Leider, Executive
「人的一生自始至終有三種渴望他們試著去滿足，第一是與生命的創造精神深深連結，第
二是瞭解並發揮你的天賦及才能，第三是意識到我們的生命具有影響力。成就感來自於滿
足這三種渴望。」– 理查‧萊德 (總裁)

8.“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail
off to develop them into skills and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
”
– Larry Bird, basketball player
「一位贏者發現他天賜的才華，盡一切努力把才華發展成為技能，再用這些技能達到他的
目標。」– 大鳥‧柏德 (NBA 球員)

9.“The secret of business, especially these days, is to focus relentlessly on
your unfair advantage – the thing you do that others don’t.”
– John Rollwagen, CEO
「經營企業的祕密，尤其在這個年代， 就是亳不保留的發揮你那絕對的優勢 – 你會做
但別人不會做的事。」– 約翰．洛瓦根 (執行長)

10. Blowing out another’s candle will not make yours shine brighter.

吹熄別人的蠟燭並不會讓自己的生命之燭更耀眼。

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