It was Bob Diamond, recently of Barclays, who defined business culture as "how people behave when no one is watching." Speaking in a lecture sponsored by the Today programme last year, he declared tha
As a boy I'd have been in dead trouble if I'd ever used the name of Jesus as a swear word at home. Blasphemy just wasn't tolerated, even though my parents were non-believers. The boundaries between ac
Day 61 第61天 Virtue 美德 By George Herbert 乔治·赫伯特 Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky; 美好的白昼，如此凉爽、沉静、明亮， 仿佛天空和大地喜结连理； The dew shall weep thy fall tonight, For thou mus
44.This is my delight, thus to wait and watch at the wayside where shadow chases light and the rain comes in the wake of the summer. 44.阴晴无定，夏至雨来的时节，在路旁等候了望，是我的快乐。 Messengers, with tidings from unknow
Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly. 要私下告诫朋友，但是要公开夸奖朋友 。 Publius Syrus, Syrian Latin writer 普布利乌斯·赛勒斯，叙利亚拉丁语作家 Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance. 友谊的深度不
From Song Of Myself—Walt Whitman (1819–1892) 自我之歌——沃尔特·惠特曼 I think I could turn and live a while with the animals... 我想我可以和这些动物们一起住一段时间 they are so placid and self-contained, 它们是如此的温和,自给自足 I stand and
32.By all means they try to hold me secure who love me in this world. 32.尘世上那些爱我的人，用尽方法拉住我。 But it is otherwise with thy love which is greater than theirs, and thou keepest me free. 你的爱就不是那样，你的爱比他们的伟大
9.O Fool, try to carry thyself upon thy own shoulders! O beggar, to come beg at thy own door! 呵，傻子，想把自己背在肩上！呵，乞人，来到你自己门口求乞！ Leave all thy burdens on his hands who can bear all, and never look behind i
Day 58 第58天 Where the Mind Is Without Fear 心无所畏时 Rabindranath Tagore 拉宾德拉纳特·泰戈尔 Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free 在那里，心是无畏的，头也抬得高昂； 在那里，知识是自由的； Where the
Day 64 第64天 The Significance of Failure 失败的意义 Robert H. Schuller 罗伯特·舒乐 Failure doesn't mean you are a failure, 失败并不代表你是个失败者 It does mean you haven't succeeded yet. 它只表明你尚未成功 Failure doesn't mean you
"I'm spiritual but I'm not religious" is now a commonplace among people in Britain, the majority of whose population live their lives without reference to organised religion. In my role as an Anglican
Thine eyes I love, and they, as pitying me, 我爱上了你的眼睛；你的眼睛 Knowing thy heart torments me with disdain, 晓得你的心用轻蔑把我磨折， Have put on black and loving mourners be, 就披上黑色，做旖旎的哭丧者， Looking with pretty ruth up
Love and Time 爱和时间 Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: 从前，有一个岛屿上住着所有的感情： Happiness,Sadness, Knowledge,and all of the others, including Love. 快乐，悲伤，知识，还有包括爱在内的所有其他所有情感。
Day 43 第43天 Dover Beach 多佛海岸 Matthew Arnold 马修·阿诺德 The sea is calm to-night, The tide is full, the moon lies fair Upon the straits; 今夜，大海风平浪静， 潮水高涨，明月倾洒在海峡之上； on the French coast the light Gleams and
Part1 Albert Schweitzer to His Parents 第一部分 阿尔伯特.施韦策给他父母一封信 Barcelona 巴塞罗纳 Wednesday, 2: 00 P. M 周三下午两点 22 October, 1908 1908年，10月22日 My dear parents, 亲爱的爸爸、妈妈： The worst is behind us! That was last n
52.I thought I should ask of thee---but I dared not---the rose wreath thou hadst on thy neck. 52.我想我应当向你请求－－可是我又不敢－－你那挂在颈上的玫瑰花环。 Thus I waited for the morning, when thou didst depart, to find a few fr
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun, 我的爱人的眼睛一点不像太阳， Coral is far more red than her lips' red: 珊瑚比她的嘴唇还要红得多， If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; 雪若算白，她的胸就暗褐无光 If hairs be wires, blac
Day 62 第62天 What Is Success 成功的内涵 Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生 What is success? To laugh often and love much; To win the respect of intelligent people 成功是什么？ 笑口常开，爱心永在， 赢得智者的尊重， And the affection o
Sportsmanship 运动员精神 Sportsmanship means the right spirit 运动员精神是 for people who are taking part in any sport or playing any game. 相对于那些参加各种级别的运动会，并尽力参加每一场比赛的用动员而言的。 Everybody knows that a real sportsma
Smoking and Health 吸烟与健康 Everyone knows smoking is bad for your health. 每个人都知道吸烟有害健康。 People who smoke too much may not live long. 吸烟过多的人大多活不长， Millions of people die from smoking each year. 每年有数百万人死于
