世界顶尖哲学家的哲理名言｜周柯楠 译
Philosophical Quotes from the World's Top Philosophers
Translated by Zhou Kenan
1.
活着不是目的，好好活着才是。
To be is not the purpose, but to live well is.
2.
人生在世，知道自己需要什么，只不过是一个人的本能；而懂得自己不需要什么，却是一个人的智慧。
As a human being, knowing what you need is just instinct, but knowing what you don't need is wisdom.
3.
一个人能否有成就，取决于他是否具备自尊心与自信心。
Whether a person can achieve success depends on whether they have self-esteem and confidence.
4.
孩子害怕黑暗，情有可原；人生真正的悲剧，是成人害怕光明。
It’s understandable that children are afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is that adults are afraid of the light.
5.
人生最遗憾的，莫过于轻易地放弃了不该放弃的，固执地坚持了不该坚持的。
The most regrettable thing in life is to easily give up what should not be given up, and stubbornly insist on what should not be insisted on.
6.
一切皆流，无一静止。
Everything is moving, and nothing is static.
7.
幸福是把灵魂安放在最适当的位置。
Happiness is about putting the soul in the most appropriate place.
8.
贤哲追求的不是享乐，而是源于痛苦的自由。
What sages pursue is not pleasure, but freedom derived from pain.
9.
每天反复做的事情造就了我们，然后你会发现，卓越不是一种行为，而是一种习惯。
What we do repeatedly every day makes us what we are, and then you will find that excellence is not an act, but a habit.
10.
我思故我在。
I think, therefore I am.
11.
一个人为情感所支配，其行为便不能自主，而受命运的主宰。
When one is controlled by emotions, his behavior cannot be independent and he is dominated by fate.
12.
人生而自由，却无往不在枷锁中。
All men are born free, but they are always in the shackles.
13.
我们手里的金钱是保持自由的一种工具。
Money in our hands is a tool to keep freedom.
14.
自由不是让你想做什么就做什么，自由是教你不想做什么，就可以不做什么。
Freedom doesn't make you do whatever you want to, but it makes you not do what you don’t want to.
15.
世界上有两件东西能震撼人们的心灵：一件是我们心中崇高的道德标准，另一件是我们头顶上灿烂的星空。
There are two things in the world that can shake people's hearts: one is the lofty moral standards in our minds, and the other is the brilliant starry sky overhead.
16.
三样东西有助于缓解生命的辛劳：希望、睡眠和微笑。
Three things help ease the toil of life: hope, sleep, and a smile.
17.
存在即合理。
What exists is reasonable.
18.
人是靠思想站立起来的。
Man stands up by thought.
19.
在纯粹的光明中就像在纯黑暗中一样，看不清什么东西。
In pure light, as in pure darkness, nothing can be seen clearly.
20.
人能够做他所想做的，但不能要他所想要的。
Man can do what he wants to, but he may not get what he wants.
21.
没有相当程度的孤独，就不可能有内心的平和。
Peace of mind is impossible without a fair degree of loneliness.
22.
没有人生活在过去，也没有人生活在未来，现在是生命确实占有的唯一形态。
No one lives in the past, neither does anyone live in the future, and the present is the only form in which life does exist.
