罗斯福,美国历史上唯一蝉联四届的总统。被学者评为是美国最伟大的三位总统之一,同华盛顿和林肯齐名。下面是罗斯福励志名言中英对照。 The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
The world can be changed by man's endeavor, and that this endeavor can lead
to something new and better .No man can sever the bonds that unite him to his
society simply by averting his eyes . He must ever be receptive and sensitive to
the new ; and have sufficient courage and skill to novel facts and to deal with
them . They have no vision, and when there is no vision, the people
perish. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money, it lies in the joy of
achievement, in the thrill Small wonder that confidence languishes, for it thrives only on honesty, on
honor, on the sacredness of our obligation, on faithful protection and on
unselfish
performance. Restoration calls, however, not for changes in ethics alone. This nation is
asking for action, and action now. There are many ways in which it can be helped, but it can never be helped by
merely talking about it. We must act, we must act
quickly. This, I propose to offer, we are going to larger purposes, bind upon us, bind
upon us all, as a We face the arduous days that lie before us in the warm courage of national
unity; with the clear consciousness of seeking old and precious moral values;
with the clean satisfaction that comes from the stern performance of duty by old
and young alike. We aim at the assurance of a rounded, a permanent national
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