OnHappiness
佚名/Anonymous
Ihaveneverbeenbasicallypessimistic,althoughIhaveappearedsotosomereaders.
Ihavetakenlifesoseriouslyastobedisposedtooptimism.
Pessimismisawasteofforce—thepenaltyofonewhodoesn』tknowhowtolive.
Happinessisinaction,andeverypowerisintendedforaction.
Ihavealwaysfoundthatit』smorepainfultodonothingthansomething.
Ofallthevirtues,cheerfulnessandenthusiasmarethemostprofitable.
Enthusiasmflourishesmoreofteninadversitythanitdoesinprosperity.
Contentmentgrowsoutofaninwardsuperioritytooursurroundings.
Wefallintothemistakeofsupposingthattolookforwardmustmeantolookanxiouslyforward.Itisjustaseasytolookforwardwithhopeaswithsadness.
Thesourceofnearlyalltheevilandunhappinessofthisworldisselfishness.Weknowit;butwestillkeeponbeingselfish.
Famewithouthappinessisbutasorryatbest.
雖然有時我給讀者一種悲觀的錯覺，但我從來不是一個本質悲觀的人。
我更傾向於樂觀，因為我非常嚴肅地看待生命。
悲觀是浪費精力的情緒——是用以懲罰那些不知如何生活之人的。
行動才有幸福，每一股力量都是為了行動。
我始終覺得，無所事事比努力工作要痛苦得多。
快樂和熱情是所有美德中最寶貴的。
逆境比順境更能激發熱情。
滿足源於對周圍環境的一種內在優越感。
我們常誤認為展望未來意味著對未來的憂慮。滿懷憧憬與愁眉緊鎖一樣容易。
幾乎世上所有的罪惡和不幸都源於自私。我們很清楚這點，卻仍執迷不悟地自私。
不能帶來快樂的榮譽只能是一種遺憾。
1.Pessimismisaofforce—thepenaltyofonewhodoesn』tknowhowto.
Happinessisin,andeverypowerisintendedforaction.
Ihavealwaysfoundthatit』smorepainfultonothingthansomething.
2.Wefallintotheofsupposingthattolookforwardmustmeantolookanxiouslyforward.Itisjustastolookforwardwithhopeaswith.
3.Thesourceofnearlytheevilandunhappinessofthisworldisselfishness.Weknowit;butwestillonbeingselfish.
1.我更傾向於樂觀，因為我非常嚴肅地看待生命。
2.我始終覺得，無所事事比努力工作要痛苦得多。
3.滿足源於對周圍環境的一種內在優越感。
1.Happinessisinaction,andeverypowerisintendedforaction.
beintendedfor：打算為……所用；預定給
2.Weknowit;butwestillkeeponbeingselfish.
keepon：繼續