盡一切職責(zé),而不希望得到任何回報。
Do every duty, and expect no reward for it.
當(dāng)遇到反對意見時,即使它可能來自你的丈夫或孩子,也要努力用論證而不是權(quán)威去克服它,因?yàn)橐揽繖?quán)威的勝利是不可靠而虛妄的。
When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.
切勿用權(quán)力去壓制你認(rèn)為不利的意見,因?yàn)槿绻惆l(fā)表意見時也會遭到壓制。
Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious, for if you do the opinions will suppress you.
即便真理沒有帶來便利,也要恪守它,因?yàn)槟闳羝髨D掩蓋真理,會帶來更多的麻煩。即使真相并不令人愉快,也一定要做到誠實(shí),因?yàn)檠谏w真相往往要費(fèi)更大力氣。
Be scrupulously truthful, even when truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.
Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter.
從理智的異議中尋找樂趣,因?yàn)橹挥凶鹬乩碇牵拍鼙认麡O的服從帶來更深刻的一致。
父親們最根本的缺點(diǎn),在于想要自己的孩子為自己爭光。
The fundamental defect of fathers is that they want their children to be a credit to them.
切勿覺得一定會成功而放棄思考。
Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.