1.What makes life dreary is the want of motive.

1.缺少动力将让生活无聊乏味。

2.Hope deserts us at no period of our existence.

2.在我们一生中，希望从来未遗弃过我们。

3.Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.

3.希望是顿美好的早餐，但却是顿糟糕的晚餐。

4.Time drops in decay, Like a candle burnt out.

4.时间一点一滴地流逝，如同蜡烛慢慢燃尽。

5.One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.

5.光辉人生中忙碌的一个小时抵得过碌碌无为的一生。

6.When your will is ready, your feet are light.

6.当你的意志坚强了，你前进的脚步就轻快了。

7.To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.

7.对于一只盲目航行的船而言，所有方向的风都是逆风。

8.My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

8.并不是我的所有愿望都能实现，但我依然拥有希望。

9.Try not to be a man of success but rather try to be a man of value.

9.不要试图去做个成功者，宁可做个有价值的人。

10.Ages are all equal, but genius is always above it's age.

10.一切时代都是平等的，但天才总是超越自己所处的时代。