• 為了享受人生，人類應該盡量減少物質的需求；減少物質的需求，就能減少工作的時間。(7, 9)

• 人自己對自己的想法，才是決定他命運的東西。(8, -3)

What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate. (7, 24)

•  拋棄自己的偏見永遠不嫌太遲。(9, 8)

It is never too late to give up our prejudices. (8, 24)

•  大部分的奢侈品，還有許多所謂的生活上的享受，不僅不是不可少的，而是難以克服的障礙，阻礙了人的提升。就奢侈與享受方面而言，有史以來最智慧的一些人總是過著相當單純甚至貧窮的生活。(15, 8)

Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts, of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have ever lived a more simple and meager life than the poor. (16, 19)

•  要分享於別人的，應該是我們的勇氣，不該是我們的絕望；應該是健康和安逸，不應是病痛，且要留意不讓這種情狀傳染蔓延下去。(102, 5)

We should impart our courage, and not our despair, our health and ease, and not our disease, and take care that this does not spread by contagion. (100, 10)

•  即使在天堂裡，喜歡吹毛求疵的人，也會吹毛求疵。….即使在貧民院裡，你也可有些愉快興奮光榮的時光。從救濟院窗口所反射的落日，與從富人宅第所反射的落日，同等光亮；兩者門前的積雪，春到時也同時融化。只有心情寧靜的人，才能住在貧民院裡，像住在宮殿裡一樣知足，一樣快樂。(329, 4)

The faultfinder will find faults even in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is. You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, even in poorhouse. The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the almshouse as brightly as from the rich man’s abode; the snow melts before its door as early in the springs. I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there, and have as cheering thoughts, as in a palace. (433, 4)

•  多餘的財富只能買多餘的東西，靈魂必需之物，無需錢買。(330, 1)

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessary of the soul. (434, 23)

                    

•  真理不會使我們成為富翁，但會給我們自由。(6)

Truth will not make us rich, but it will make us free. (1, -2)
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囿於語言能力，目前開的書單，如是國外的書籍，仍多以翻譯的版本為主。

但實際上，我們的目標，也希望能夠將這些挑選過後的翻譯佳句，找出原文原句(目前僅以慈林有收藏的英文版為主)，或可讓大家瞭解、對照；如遇有需要潤飾或錯誤之處也可一併修訂。

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• 自滿才會成為民主國家公民無法承受的致命傷。….即使是民主國家，即使它遵循了民主的程序，這種時候它所犯的不公正仍然是不公正。多數人並不能因其為多數便是正確的。(P56)

Democratic citizens can hardly afford to be complacent….Even when a democratic country, following democratic procedures, inflicts an injustice the result is still…an injustice. Majority might does not make majority right. (P48)
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• 試試看在一種你不習慣的速度當中找到樂趣。改變你做例行事物的方式，可以使你內心煥然一新。不過無論如何，決定要對此事如何看待的人只有你自己。(46頁)

Try to find pleasure in a speed that you’re not used to. Changing the way you do routine things allows a new person to grow inside of you. But when all is said and done, you’re the one who must decide how you handle it. (P38)
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• 當一個人真心渴望某樣東西時，整個宇宙都會聯合起來幫助他完成夢想。(121頁)

When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream. (P119)

• 當我真心在追尋著我的夢想時，每一天都是繽紛的，因為我知道每一個小時都是在實現夢想的一部分。當我真實地在追尋著夢想時，一路上我都會發現從未想像過的東西，如果當初我沒有勇氣去嘗試看來幾乎不可能的事，如今我就還只是個牧羊人而已。(138頁)

When I have been truly searching for my treasure, every day has been luminous, because I’ve known that every hour was a part of the dream that I would find it. When I have been truly searching for my treasure, I’ve discovered things along the way that I never would have seen had I not had the courage to try things that seemed impossible for a shepherd to achieve.( P135)
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‧一個以仇恨和不公平為基礎設立制度的世界，幾乎是不能產生幸福的。
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‧人在最幸福時刻，要看出隱藏在背後不斷逼近的厄運，幾乎微乎其微。
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孩子的笑容，能夠阻止一雙想奔跑出去的腿，平靜一顆狂亂跳動的心。

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‧生活裡總有讓人作出英雄行為的地方。凡是找不到這種地方的人要不是懶蟲就是膽
    小鬼，不然就是他們不懂得生活。
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我知道的愈廣博，我便愈發現我的無知。

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‧生活的悲劇之一，就是我們可能變成我們自己所憎恨的東西。(彼得‧斯多利主教)

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‧你只要能懷有關切他人的意念，從那一刻起你就有了內在的力量。內在的力量能帶
    給我們內在的安定，使我們更有自信。有了這樣的態度，即便周遭環境不一定是友
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