work is the grand cure of all the maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind. (carlyle)

 

工作是医治人间一切病痛和疾苦的万应良药.(卡莱尔)

 

if a jewel falls into the mire, it remains as precious as before; and though dust should ascend to heaven, its former worthlessness will not be altered. (al jaber) 宝石即使落在泥潭里,仍是一样可贵;尘土纵然扬到天上,还是没有价值.(贾比尔)

 

choose a life of action, not one of ostentation. ( c. nepos)