Ｗｉｓｄｏｍｓ ｏｆ Ｃｅｌｅｂｒｉｔｉｅｓ（六）

1. It is necessary to try to surpass oneself always, this occupation ought to last as long as life.

尝试超越自己总是必要的，这是一辈子都应该做的事情。

——爱尔兰诗人、剧作家、诺贝尔文学奖获得者 William Butler Yeats

2. A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.

失败时只言片语的鼓励，比成功后长篇大论的赞美更有价值。

——英国诗人 John Keats

3. Lifes challenges are not supposed to paralyze you； they are supposed to help you discover who you are.

生命中的挑战并不是要让你陷于停顿，而是要帮助你发现自我。

——美国黑人作曲家、歌手Bernice Johnson Reagon

4. Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you.

奉承我，我也许不会相信你；批评我，我也许不会喜欢你；忽略我，我也许不会原谅你；鼓励我，我也许不会忘记你。

——美国经济学家、诺贝尔经济学奖获得者William Arthur

（David 供稿）