mishaps are like knives that either serve us or cut us as we grasp them by the handle or blade.(james russell lowell, american poetess and critic)
     灾难就像刀子，握住刀柄就可以为我们服务，拿住刀刃则会割破手。(美国女诗人、批评家 洛威尔 j r)
     no one can degrade us except ourselves; that if we are worthy, no influence can defeat us. (b.t.washington, american educator)
     除了我们自己以外，没有人能贬低我们。如果我们坚强，就没有什么不良影响能够打败我们。(美国教育家 华盛顿 b t)

     no pain , no palm; no thorns , no throne ; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown. (william penn, british admiral)
     没有播种，何来收获；没有辛劳，何来成功；没有磨难，何来荣耀；没有挫折，何来辉煌。(英国海军上将 佩恩 w)

     optimists always picture themselves accomplishing their goals. (lucius anaeus seneca, ancient roman philosopher)
     乐观主义者总是想象自己实现了目标的情景。(古罗马哲学家 西尼加 l a)

     perhaps you can''t control your job, but you may be able to make other changes in your life. (alan loy mcginnis ,british writer)
     或许你不能支配自己的工作，但你能够使生活发生转变。(英国作家 麦金尼斯 a l)

     prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth discover virtue.
     顺境时显现恶习，逆境时凸现美德

     rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation. (john kennedy, american president)
     从希望中得到欢乐，在苦难中保持坚韧。(美国总统 肯尼迪 j)

     sweet are the uses of adversity.(william shakspeare,british playwriter)
     苦尽甘来。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚 w)

     the chinese word for crisis is divided into two characters, one meaning danger and the other meaning opportunity. (burejer, british writer)
     中文的“危机”分为两个字，一个意味着危险，另外一个意味着机会。(英国作家 布瑞杰) 

tough--minded optimists approach problems with a can-do philosophy and emerge stronger from tragedies. (lucius annaeus seneca, ancient roman philosopher)
     意志坚强的乐观主义者用“世上无难事”人生观来思考问题，越是遭受悲剧打击，越是表现得坚强。(古罗马哲学家 西尼加 l a)

     trouble is only opportunity in work clothes.(h.j.kaier, american businessman)
     困难只是穿上工作服的机遇。(美国实业家 凯泽 h j)

     we have all sufficient strength to endure the misfortunes of others. (la rochefoucauld, french writer)
     我们都有足够的力量来忍受别人的不幸。(法国作家 拉罗什富科) 



     the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.(james russell lowell, american poetess and critic)
     最难忍受的不幸是那些从未来临的不幸。(美国女诗人、评论家 洛威尔 j r)

     the more you fight something, the more anxious you become ---the more you''re involved in a bad pattern, the more difficult it is to escape. (seebohm caroline, british physician)
     你越是为了解决问题而拼斗，你就越变得急躁——在错误的思路中陷得越深，也越难摆脱痛苦。(英国医生 卡罗琳 s)