英語諺語與名人名言集錦（1.1.1）
Theme: Love and Friendship
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
— Victor Hugo, French novelist
生活中最大的幸福是堅信有人愛我們。
——法國小說家V. 雨果
Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.
— John Howard Payne, American dramatist and actor
金窩，銀窩，不如自家的草窩。
——美國劇作家、演員J. H. 佩恩
All I am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother.
— Abraham Lincoln, American president
我之所有，我之所能，都歸功於我天使般的母親。
——美國總統 林肯
A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.
父親是財富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。
He is the happiest, be he King or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German dramatist and poet
無論是國王還是農夫，家庭和睦是最幸福的。
——德國劇作家、詩人J. W. 歌德
Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
—George Washington, American President
友誼就像一棵生長緩慢的植物， 只有經受住了逆境的考驗才配得上這個稱呼。
——美國總統 喬治·華盛頓
Friendship is like earthenware: once broken, it can be mended; love is like a mirror: once broken, that ends it.
—Josh Billings, American humorist
友誼就像陶器，破了可以修補；愛情好比鏡子，一旦打破就難重圓。
——美國幽默作家 喬西·比林斯
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
— Epictetus, Greek philosopher
我們有兩隻耳朵和一張嘴巴，這樣我們可以多聽少說。
——希臘哲學家 愛比克泰德
There is no paradise on earth equal to the union of love and innocence.
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French thinker
人間最大的幸福莫如既有愛情又清白無瑕。
——法國思想家 讓·雅克·盧梭
節選自《大學英語新概念閱讀教程》（第一冊）（主編 李華田 黎闖進 繆惠蓮，武漢大學出版社，2012年6月）
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