The 23rd PsalmFrom the Bible1．The Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want .2．He maketh me to lie down in green pastures : he leadeth me beside the still waters .3．He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake .4．Yea , though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death , I will fear on evil ; for thou art with me ; thy rod and thy staff , they comfort me .5．Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies : thou anointest my head with oil ; my cup runneth over .6．Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life : and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever .诗篇第23章本文是《圣经》中圣诗的第23首。圣经是犹太人民族古老的赞美讲集，主要为礼拜而作，抒发了赞美、感恩、崇拜、献身、疑惑、悲叹等感情。人们称之为“小圣经”。1．耶和华主是我的牧者，我必不至缺乏。2．他使我躺卧在青草上，领我到可安歇的水边。3．他使我的灵魂苏醒；为自己的名义引导我走上正义之路。4．我虽然经过死亡的幽谷，也不怕惨遭祸害；因为您与我同在，您的杖，您的竿都安慰我。5．在我的敌人面前，你为我摆设宴席，您用油膏润我的头，使我的福怀满溢。6．我这一生一世，必然有您的赐福与关爱相随；我会永远在主的圣殿里安居。

SuccessBy Wilferd A . Peterson1．There are no secrets of success . Success is doing the things you know you should do .Success is not doing the things you know you should not do . 2．Success is not limited to any one area of your life . It encompasses all of the facets of your relationships : as parent , as wife or husband , as citizen , neighbor , worker , and all of the others . 3．Success is not confined to any one part of your personality but is related to the development of all the parts : body , mind , heart and spirit . It is making the most of your total self . 4．Success is discovering your best talents , skills , and abilities and applying them where they will make the most effective contribution to your fellow men . 5．Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve . 6．Success is ninety － nine percent mental attitude . It calls for love , joy , optimism , confidence , serenity , poise , faith , courage , cheerful ness , imagination , initiative , tolerance , honesty , patience , and enthusiasm . 7．Success is not arriving at the summit of a mountain as a final destination . It is a continuing upward spiral of progress . It is a perpetual growth . 8．Success is having the courage to meet failure without being defeated . It is refusing to let present loss interfere with your long － range goal . 9．Success is accepting the challenge of the difficult . In the inspiring words of Phillips Brooks : ＂Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers . Pray for powers equal your tasks . Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle , but you shall be the miracle .＂ 成功威尔弗雷德·皮得森不同事俗对“成功”所做事功上的注解，作者从更深更广的精神层面阐述了自己对“成功”别具一格的理解，读起来令人豁然开朗。1．成功没有秘密。成功就是去做你认为该做的事。成功绝非去做你知道不该做的事。2．成功不应局限于生活的某一领域。它应体现于你社会生活的各个方面：作为父母，作为妻子或丈夫，作为公民、邻居、工作人员和所有其它方面。3．成功不应局限于人格身心的某一方面，而应涉及其全面的发展：身体、思维、心灵和精神。它是你全部身心的最高表现。4．成功是使你卓越的才智、技艺和能力的开发，并运用他们为人们做出最有效的贡献。5．成功是聚精会神于你乐此不疲的事业上。6．成功的百分之九十九是健康的心态。它需要爱心、喜悦、乐观、自信、沉着、稳重、信念、勇气、兴致、想像、创新、宽容、求实、谦虚、忍耐和热情。7．成功并不以到达某个山峰为最终目标。它是一个不断盘旋上升的过程，它是永远地进取。8．成功是百折不挠。绝不因暂时的挫折而放弃远大的目标。9．成功是勇于接受困难的挑战。菲力普·布鲁克令人鼓舞的名言是：“不要乞求得到力所能及的工作，而要为得到完成任务和使命的能力而祈祷。那么工作本身不会成为奇迹，而你自己却会成为奇迹。”

Choice Of CompanionsBy William Makepeace Thayer1．A good companion is better than a fortune , for a fortune cannot purchase those elements of character which make companionship a blessing . The best companion is one who is wiser and better than ourselves , for we are inspired by his wisdom and virtue to nobler deeds . 2．＂Keep good company , and you shall be one of the number ,＂said George Herbert . ＂A man is known by the company he keeps . ＂Character makes character in the associations of life faster than anything else . This fact makes the choice of companions in early life more important even than that of teachers and guardians . 3．Companionship is education , good or bad ; it develops manhood or womanhood , high or low ; it lifts the soul upward or drags it downward ; it ministers to virtue or vice . Sow virtue , and the harvest will be virtue . Sow vice , and the harvest will be vice . Good companions help us to sow virtue ; evil companions help us to sow vice . 择友 威廉·麦克皮斯塞耶。本篇强调了择友的重要。近朱者赤，近墨者黑。益友令我们见贤思齐，提升人格；损友则在我们的灵魂中播下邪恶的种子而使我们堕落。1．益友胜于财富。因为益友优秀的品格使友谊成为一种服气和恩惠，这岂是财富所能换取。最好的朋友是一位比自己聪明/卓越的人，因为他的智慧与美德令我们见贤思齐。2．乔治·赫伯这样说过：“结交善友，你也变得贤良。”“观其友，知其人。”人与人之间的交往最容易影响性格。因此早年择友而交，比选择老师和保护人更重要。3．交友是一种教育，或好或坏，它使人格高尚或低级，使精神升华或堕落，使德性美善或卑劣。播种美德，收获美德；播种罪恶，收获罪恶。益友使我们播种美德，而损友却使我们播种罪恶。

For Everything There Is a SeasonFrom Ecclesiastes1．For every thing there is a season , and a time for every purpose under the heaven : A time to be born , and a time to die ; a time to plant , and a time to pluck up that which is planted ; A time to kill , and a time to heal ; a time to break down , and a time to build up ; A time to weep , and a time to laugh ; a time to mourn , and a time to dance ; 2．A time to cast away stones , and a time to gather stones together ; a time to embrace , and a time to refrain from embracing ; A time to get , and a time to lose ; a time to keep , and a time to cast away ; A time to rend , and a time to sew ; a time to keep silence , and time to speak ; A time to love , and a time to hate ; a time of war , and a time of peace . ​万物有其定时From Ecclesiastes 摘自《传道书》中的第三章。《传道书》是《圣经》中的一章，相传是所罗门所作。凡事都有定期，天下万物都有定时，人们盲目的劳碌奔波多半是徒劳无益的，我们要懂得因势利导、随时安时处顺而作的道理。1．每一件事都有一定的季节，天下每一种意图都是有定期：出生有其时，死亡有其时；种植有时，收获所种的也有定时：残杀有时，治愈有时：摧毁有时，建树有时：哭泣有时，欢笑有时；哀恸有时，欢舞有时；2．一个时期抛甩石块，一个时期把岩石垒在一起；一个时期拥抱，一个时期不再交欢；一时得手，一时失掸；一时保留，一时放弃；某一时扯裂，某一时缝合；一时保持沉默，一时发言；一时爱慕，一时憎恶；一时征战，一时维持和平。

I Remember , I RememberBy Thomas Hood1．I remember , I rememberThe house where I was born ,The little window where the sunCame peeping in at morn ;He never came a wink too soon ,Nor brought too long a day , But now I often wish the night Had borne my breath away ! 2．I remember , I remember The roses red and white , The violets , and the lily－cups , Those flowers made of light ! The lilacs where the robin built , And where my brother set The laburnum on his birth－day , The tree is living yet ! 3．I remember , I remember Where I was used to swing , And thought the air must rush as fresh To swallows on the wing ; My spirit flew in feathers then , That is so heavy now , And summer pools could hardly cool The fever on my brow ! 4．I remember , I remember The fir－trees dark and high ; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky ; It was a childish ignorance , But now’tis little joy To know I’m further off from heaven Than when I was a boy . 我记得，我还记得托马斯·胡德Thomas Hood 托马斯·胡德（1799－05－23），英国诗人。所作人道主义诗歌（例如《衬衫之歌》）不仅在英国和美国，在德国和俄罗斯也成为社会抗义诗人的典范。他所作品在德国和俄国被广泛翻译。他的滑稽诗也极负盛名。在儿童眼里，花开鸟鸣、风吹草长、莺歌燕舞、日运影移都充满了无限的生机会情趣。疲于奔波的成人们偶尔回味童年的时光，又恍然回到了那个无忧无虑到天堂。1． 我记得，我还记得我出生的小屋，和晨曦迈入偷窥我的小窗；每日的阳光既不提早招呼我，也从不让白天拖得太长，而现在的我却偏爱黑夜，因为它可以让我停止思想。2． 我记得，我还记得那些红玫瑰、白玫瑰，紫罗兰和玉杯样的百合花，那些绽聚光彩夺目的花儿！还有知更雀筑巢的丁香树，也是我弟弟生日那天挂金链花的地方丁香树依然盛开无恙！3． 我记得，我还记得我时常打秋千多地方，还想像着迎面而来的空气一定也像飞燕翅膀上的一样清香那时我的心神也如羽翼翱翔。而如今它却沉重得像铅块一样，连夏日的池水也难以使我发热的头脑感到清凉！4．我记得，我还记得 那些葱郁、高大的枞树， 我常常觉得它们纤细的树梢似乎离 天只有一步之遥： 当然，这只是儿童无知的想象。 而今虽然明白了原来我们远离天堂， 但是也感受不到童年的那份欢乐的 一丝一毫。

Count That Day LostBy George Eliot1． If you sit down at set of sun And count the acts that you have done , And , counting , findOne self－denying deed , one word That eased the heart of him who heard , One glance most kindThat fell like sunshine where it went－ Then you may count that day well spent . 2． But if , through all the livelong day , You’ ve cheered no heart , by yea or nay－ If , through it allYou’ ve nothing done that you can traceThat brought the sunshine to one face－ No act most smallThat helped some soul and nothing cost－ Then coun that day as worse than lost . 找出失去的一天乔治·埃略特George Eliot 乔治·埃略特（1819－1880）英国维多利亚时代最杰出的小说家之一。艾略特以他的才智、学者风度以及高度的道德感而著称，并开创了现代小说通常采用的心理分析的创作方法。他最受欢迎的作品是反映乡村生活动的小说，如《亚当·比德》。这是一部现实主义的优秀作品，充满幽默感，开创立在英国小说中把深切都人同情与严酷的道德评价相结合的创作手法。此书一年内重印了8次。其它著作有《佛洛斯河上的磨房》、《织工马南》等。我们应如何衡量每一天的价值？如果这一天我们曾因自己做过的某件事，说过的某句话，甚至某个眼神，像阳光那样给了人温暖，平抚了人的心灵，那么这一天是美好而有意义的；但如果这一天我们没有让任何人感到丝毫的快乐，没有给任何人的心灵带一点点安慰，那么这只是虚度来的一天。1．如果你在日落时分坐下来 回想一天的所作所为， 琢磨，寻找 一个忘我的行为，一句话 让听到的人心头一宽， 一个慈爱的目光，让所到之处像阳光普照一般你就能确定这是有价值得一天。2．但如果在整整一天你犹豫不决，没有给一颗心带来欢乐——如果整整一天你没有做什么事值得回想没有给任何一张脸带来阳光——没有一点付出，没有一个小小的行为给别人一点帮助——一天比失去还糟。

By William ShakespeareSo Work the honeybees ; Creatures , that , By a rule in nature , teach The act of order to a peopled kingdom . They have a king , and officers of sorts : Where some like magistrates , Correct , at home ; Others , like merchants , venture trade abroad ; Others , like soldiers , armed in their stings , Make boot upon the summer ’s velvet buds ; Which pillage they with merry march bring home To the tent－royal of their emperor : Who , busied in his majesties , surveys The singing masons building roofs of gold ; The civil citizens kneading up the honey ; The poor mechanic porters crowding in Their heavy burthens at his narrow gate ; The sad－ey’d justice , with his surly hum , Delivering o’er to executors pale The lazy yawning drone . --------------------------------------------------------------------------------蜜蜂王国William Shakespeare 威廉·莎士比亚。神奇的蜜蜂王国象人类社会一样秩序井然，成千上万只蜜蜂各安其位、各司其责：有女王、有臣民、有工人、有士兵。正如老子所说：“莫之命而常自然”。蜜蜂就是这样工作，这种小生灵，用自然的规律，教给人类王国秩序的法则。它们有一个国王，有各司其职的官员：有些像地方官，在国内惩奸除恶；有些像是商贾，闯荡到海外经商；有些像是士兵，用尾刺武装自己，却掠夏日妖嫩的花苞；然后欢天喜地把战利品往回搬，带回到国王的宝帐。那日理万机的蜂王，正在视察哼着歌儿的泥水匠把金黄的屋顶盖上；那些安分的蜜蜂正在把蜂蜜酿；可怜的搬运夫纷纷涌进，肩上的重担缷在窄窄的门口；目光冷冷的法官阴沉地哼哼着，向脸色苍白的刽子手下令处决懒惰的打哈欠的工蜂。

By Emily DickinsonIf I can stop one heart from breaking ,I shall not live in vain ;If I can ease one life the aching ,Or cool one pain , Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again , I shall not live in vain . 如果我能让一颗心免于破碎埃米莉·迪金森Emily Dickinson埃米莉·迪金森（1830－1886），美国女诗人。她秉性忧郁孤独，足不出户，一生过着与世隔绝对生活。虽未受过正式的教育，但勤奋好学，博览群书，自学成才。她写的诗不送刊物，不求发表，甚至不在人前显露。她写了二千多首诗，但生前发表的不超过7首。她去世后，她妹妹在抽屉里发现一大堆手稿，于是代她陆续加以整理。1890年出版了她的第一本诗集。1955年出版了她的诗歌全集。她的诗言简意深，擅长运用象征手法描写平凡的事物或常见到情景，从而成功地表现自己的意志和感情。语言通俗精练，意象别致清新。常带有神秘气氛和唯美主义色彩。由于她离群索居，不问世事，其作品在当时无所影响，直到本世纪二十年代才开始被人注意，名声日升，如今倍受推崇，被誉为英美意象派的前驱，杰出的美国现代女诗人。诗人觉得只有给别人安慰、慈爱和温暖才会使自己的生命充实而有意义。如果我能让一颗心免于破碎，我就没有白活；如果我能为一个痛苦的生命带去抚慰，减轻他的伤痛和烦恼，或让一只弱小的知更鸟回到自己的鸟巢，我就没有白活。

The Boy and the NutsBy Aesop1．A little boy once found a jar of nuts on the table .＂I would like some of these nuts ,＂he thought .＂I ’ m sure Mother would give them to me if she were here . I ’ll take a big handful . ＂So he reached into the jar and grabbed as many as he could hold .2．But when he tried to pull his hand out , he found the neck of the jar was too small . His hand was held fast , but he did not want to drop any of the nuts .He tried again and again , but he couldn ’ t get the whole handful out . At last he began to cry .3．Just then his mother came into the room . ＂What ’ s the matter ?＂she asked . ＂I can ’ t take this handful of nuts out of the jar , ＂sobbed the boy .＂Well , don ’ t be so greedy ,＂his mother replied . ＂Just take two or three , and you ’ ll have no trouble getting your hand out .＂＂How easy that was ,＂ said the boy as he left the table .＂I might have have thought of that myself .＂男孩和坚果伊索男孩取坚果的故事告诉我们少则得，多则惑，欲速则不达的道理。天下难事必做于易，大事必做于细。1．一个小男孩有一次看到桌上有一瓶坚果。“我想吃些坚果，” 他心里想。“相信妈妈在这里也一定会给我的，那就拿一大把吧。” 于是，他把手伸进瓶罐，尽量抓了一大把。 2．但是当他想把手拿出来时，才发现瓶口太小，手已被紧紧地卡住了。然而他一个坚果也不愿少拿。他试了一次又一次，总是不能将整把坚果取出，终于，他哭了。3．这时，妈妈进来了。“出什么事呀？”她问。孩子抽泣着说：“我没法子把一把坚果拿出来。”“好啦，可不能太贪心哦，”妈妈说，“每次只拿两三个，你的手就很容易出来了。” “原来这么简单”，男孩离开桌子说到，“我自己也应该想到呀。”

The Boy Who Cried ＂Wolf＂ By Aesop1．There was once a shepherd boy who kept his flock at a little distance from the village . Once he thought he would play a trick on the villagers and have some fun at their expense . So he ran toward the village crying out , with all his might :＂Wolf ! Wolf ! Come and help ! The wolves are at my lambs ! 2．The kind villagers left their work and ran to the field to help him . But when they got there the boy laughed at them for their pains ; there was no wolf there .Still another day the boy tried the same trick , and the villagers came running to help and were laughed at again .3．Then one day a wolf did break into the fold and began killing the lambs . In great fright , the boy ran back for help . ＂Wolf ! Wolf !＂he screamed . ＂There is a wolf in the flock ! Help !＂ The villagers heard him , but they thought it was another mean trick ; no one paid the least attention , or went near him . And the shepherd boy lost all his sheep .4．That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie : even when they do tell the truth they will not be believed . “狼来了” Aesop伊索谎言虽然能愚人一时，但撒谎者最终会失去别人的信任和自己的尊严。1．从前，有一个牧童在村外较远的地方看守羊群。一次，他打算和村里的人开玩笑取乐，于是跑到村庄大声喊到：“狼来了！狼来了！来救救我们呀！狼要扑我的小羊了！”2．好心的村民放下工作，跑到田野去帮助牧童。他们到了那，牧童看着他们跑的气喘嘘嘘的样子大笑，那里根本没有什么狼。一天，牧童又玩了一次同样的把戏，村民跑去解救，又被嘲笑了一顿。3．后来有一天，狼真的冲破围栏，吃起羊来了。牧童恐惧万分，急着赶回村求救。“狼来了，狼来了”，他拼命叫喊：“狼钻进羊圈了！救救羊吧！”，村民们听出了牧童的声音，不过，他们认为这又是一次玩笑，没有人当回事，也没有人过去瞧瞧。牧童失去了所有的羊。 4．这就是说谎人的报应：即便他们说真话的时候也没有人相信了。