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“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
— Henry David Thoreau, Philosopher
「如果一個人朝他的夢想有自信的前進，並盡力過他所想像的生活，他將會在平凡的時辰與成功不期而遇。」– 梭羅 (哲學家)
- advance (v.) 前進。例：The troop has advanced across the field. (軍隊已越過原野。) endeavor (v.) 努力，盡力。例：We always endeavor to please our customers. (我們總是努力取悅我們的顧客。) common (adj.) 普通的，平凡的。
- 亨利‧大衛‧梭羅 (1817-1862) 為影響後世甘地、馬丁路德、及托爾斯泰的美國哲學家。他著有論文《論公民的不服從權利》(Civil Disobedience ) 及《瓦爾登湖》，描述他獨自居住在瓦爾登湖畔小屋 2 年 2 個月的省思及思考。