勇敢些！我對經濟蕭條司空見慣，但美國恰恰就是從這些蕭條中振作起來而且變得更加強大和繁榮2 Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
不滿足是進步的首要條件。3 Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
天才就是百分之壹的靈感加上百分之九十九的汗水。
Genius: 天才
Inspiration: 靈感
Perspiration: 出汗
4 I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.
我在工作中找到最大的快樂和回報，而不是工作所帶來的成功。
Precede: 在…之前；早於
5 I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.
我和普通工人之間的友誼任何東西都交換不了。
Overall: 工作服
Swap: 交換
6 If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.
如果我們所做的都是我們擅長的事情，我們最終將使自己大吃壹驚。
Astound: 使吃驚
7 Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
放棄是我們最大的弱點。成功的方法只不過是失敗之後再嘗試壹次。
Weakness: 缺點；弱點
8 Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth.
成熟通常比稚嫩更荒唐，也最易待稚嫩
9 Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.
非暴力將帶領人類到達最崇高的倫理規範。除非我們停止傷害所有其它的生物，我們仍然是野蠻人。
10 The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.
最好的思想在獨處中誕生；最糟的思想在混亂中產