31.

　　You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both.

　　------Emerson

　　上帝说,你可以拥有喜悦,或者你可以拥有权势;但是你不可以拥有二者.

　　------爱默生

　　32.

　　If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.

　　------Bradstreet, "Meditations Divine & Moral"

　　如果没有冬天,春天不会如此悦人; 如果人们不是有时得尝尝不幸,幸运不会如此受人欢迎.

　　------布雷史崔,〈神圣与道德之沉思〉

　　33.

　　History is the might Tower of Experience, which Time has built amidst the endless fields of bygone ages.

　　------Van Loon, The Story of Mankind

　　历史是经验的巨塔.岁月在无限的往昔旷野中,建立此一巨塔.

　　------房龙,《人类的故事》

　　34.

　　The history of man is the record of a hungry creature in search of food.

　　------ Van Loon, The Story of Mankind

　　人类历史是饥饿者寻觅食物的纪录.

　　------房龙,《人类的故事》

　　35.

　　Glory abroad too often means misery at home.

　　------ Van Loon, The Story of Mankind

　　国外的光荣往往意味著国内的困苦.

　　------房龙,《人类的故事》

　　36.

　　A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friend.

　　------Balthasar Gracian, "The Golden Mean"

　　智者从他的敌人那而所得到的益处,要比愚者从他的朋友那所得到的益处为多.

　　------葛雷辛,〈中庸〉

　　37.

　　People are never ridiculous for being what they really are, but for affecting what they really are not.

　　------Lord Chesterfield, "Affectation"

　　人们在保持本来面目的时候,绝对不会是可笑的;只有在装腔作态的时候,他们才是可笑的.

　　------柴斯特菲尔德,〈矫饰〉

　　38.

　　He who hunts for flowers; and he who loves weeds will find weeds.

　　------Beecher, "The Cynic"

　　寻觅花朵的人将找到花朵;喜爱杂草的人将找到杂草.

　　------毕奇尔,〈犬儒主义者〉

　　39.

　　We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill.

　　------Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull

　　我们可以提升自我,远离无知,可以发现自己是卓越,聪明,技巧高超的动物.

　　------李察 巴哈,《天地一沙鸥》

　　40.

　　The gull sees farthest who flies highest.

　　------ Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull

　　飞的最高的海鸥看得最远.

　　------李察 巴哈,《天地一沙鸥》