The more things a man is interested in, the more opportunities of happiness he has and the less he is at the mercy of fate, since if he loses one thing he can fall back upon another.
一个人的兴趣越广泛,他拥有的快乐机会就越多,而受命运播弄的可能性也就越小,因为即使失去了某一种兴趣,他仍然可以转向另一种。
通过认识到那些引起焦虑的事物并不重要可以缓解大部分忧虑。
A great many worries can be diminished by realizing the unimportance of the matter which is causing anxiety.
—— 罗素《幸福之路》
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Next to worry probably one of the most potent causes of unhappiness is envy.
除了担心,嫉妒也许是不幸福的最大原因之一。
—— 罗素《幸福之路》
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To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness. 需求对象的残缺不全,正是幸福的必不可少的条件之一。
—— 罗素《幸福之路》
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The secret to happiness is this: Let your interest be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile. 幸福的秘诀是:尽量扩大你的兴趣范围,对感兴趣的人和物尽可能友善。
—— 罗素《幸福之路》
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需求对象的残缺不全,正是幸福的必不可少的条件之一。
—— 罗素《幸福之路》
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A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy can live.
幸福的生活在很大程度上肯定是一种平静安逸的生活,因为只有在平静的环境里,真正的快乐才能得以存在。