Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.
你的现状并不决定你的终点，而是决定你的起点。
——Nido

The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow.
今天的危机将成为明天的笑谈。
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It's not about how badly you want something. It's about what you are capable of!
光有志向是不够的，重要的是你的能力。
——《疯狂动物

Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
善良比智慧重要，承认这一点，才是智慧的开始。

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
人们能够安然入睡，只因有勇士随时待命作战。
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Death is not the end of life, forgetting is the end of life.
死亡并不是生命的终点，遗忘才是。
——《寻梦环游记

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.
要吃果子就得上树。

Never frown, even when you're sad because you never know who may be falling in love with your smile.
纵然伤心，也不要愁眉不展，因为你不知是谁会爱上你的笑容。

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
教育的目的就是把镜子变成窗户。

To laugh at yourself is to love yourself.
学会自嘲也是爱自己的一种表现

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No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.
无论是春天的俏还是夏天的美，都没有秋天的这份优雅。
——J

Until you make peace with who you are, you'll never be content with what you have.
只有与真实的自己和平相处，才能对自己所拥有的感到满足。

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.
现实的世界有边界的限制，想象的世界则有无限可能。
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You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.
若想要伴着满足入睡，就必须每天带着决心起床。

High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.
崇高的目标造就崇高的品格，伟大的志向造就伟大的头脑。