太多的情话让人矫情，太多的哲理让人麻木，太多的现实让我们显得世故。单纯，是多么奢侈。本页是细致的小编为大伙儿收集的有哲理的英语文章7篇，欢迎阅读，希望大家能够喜欢。
A man, a woman and a child are telling the tree their troubles.
一个男人，一个女人和一个孩子向一棵树倾诉着自己的烦恼。
“How can I do what you say,” asked the child, “and still be me?”
“怎样才能既按你说的做，又不会迷失自己？”孩子问。
“Look at me,” said the tree. “I bend in the wind, droop in the rain, yet I always remain myself, a tree.”
“你看我，”树说，“我在风中折腰，在雨里低垂，到现在我还是我自己，我仍旧是一棵树。”
The man said. “I can’t change.”
男人说：“我无法改变自己。”
“Look at me,” said the tree, “I change every season from green to brown to green again, from bud to flower to fallen leaf. Yet I always remain myself, a tree.”
“你看我，”树说，“每个季节，我都会由青葱，变得枯黄，再回到青葱，从发芽到开花再到叶落。到现在，我仍然是我自己，仍旧是一棵树。”
“I can’t love any more,” said the woman, “With my love, I have given away all that I am.”
“我的爱已耗尽，”女人说，“为了爱，我已倾其所有，完全失去了自我。”
“Look at me,” said the tree. “There are robins in my branches, owls in my trunk, moss and lady bugs living on my bark. They may take what I have, but not what I am.”
“你看我，”树说，“我的树枝上有知更鸟，树干中有猫头鹰，苔藓和瓢虫生长在我的树皮中。他们可能带走我所拥有的，但带不走我自己。”
Whether we know it or not, we are like the tree. Only our pride hangs on to a false sense of self, wanting to keep everything, refusing to follow advice or spiritual direction.
不管我们知道与否，其实我们就像这棵树。虚荣心是由于对自我的错误认识，妄想将任何东西都据为己有，而拒绝听从别人的意见或者精神的指引。
What we do doesn’t matter; how we do it is what counts. Change and growth is as natural as the sun coming up every morning and the setting of it every night. Go with what is inside you and listen to what your heart tells you. Why not even if just for today, reach out once more to a place that exists outside yourself without or from others…just once more.
我们做什么并不重要，我们怎样去做才是有价值的。。改变与成长，这对我们来说就像太阳每天都朝升夕落一样，不足为奇。带着自己真实的内心前行，倾听心灵深处的忠告。为什么今天就不再去一次那个存在于自己身外的地方呢？没有恐惧，也不用在乎自己和别人的评价，哪怕只是一次也好。
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
孩子害怕黑暗，情有可原；人生真正的悲剧，却是成人害怕光明。
One day, if someone gets up on the right side of the bed and calls me and says:’ You are the greatest person on earth. You are doing a great job and I want you to know I am honored to call you a friend.” I know he is sincere. How does it make me fell? Great. But the next day, duanwenwcom he gets up on the wrong side side of the bed, picks up the phone and says:” You rascal, you cheat, you crook! You are biggest fraud in town.” How does it make me feel? Terrible.
一天，如果某人情绪甚佳，并打电话给我说：“你是世界上最伟大的人。你做得非常好，我想让你知道把你称作朋友是我的荣幸。”我知道他是诚心的。听了这话我会有何感受？棒极了。然而第二天，他情绪不佳，拿起电话给我说：“你这恶棍，你这骗子，你这个不诚实的人！你是镇上最大的骗子。”我又有何感受？非常糟糕。
So the first day when he says, “You are the greatest guy,” I feel great and the next day when he says, “you rascal,” I feel terrible. Who is controlling my life? Obviously, he is, Is that the way I want to through life? Not at all. That is being externally driven.
第一天，他说：“你是最棒的人”时， 我感觉良好。而第二天，当他说：”你是恶棍”时我感觉糟糕。谁在操纵我的生活？很明显是他。难道这就是我的生活方式吗？决不是，这是外因驱动。
I want to be internally driven. When he calls me and says I am the greatest guy it is good to hear those words. But even if he doesn’t say those words, in my own estimation, I am still a god human being. And the next day when he rips me apart, he can’t really, because in my own estimation, I am still a good human being. When people make statements like, “You make me angry, ” the focus of control is external. But if I say I am angry or I choose to be angry, the focus of control is internal.
我要主动的生活。当他打电话给我说我是最棒的人时，接受这些话语是有益的，但即使他并不是这么说，在我的自我评价中我依然是个好人。而第二天，当他想将我的自尊心撕碎时，他也并不能真正做到，因为在我的自我评价中我依旧是个好人。当人们说：“你使我愤怒“时，操纵点在外界。而如果我说我生气了，或者我要选择生气，那么操纵点就是内在的。
No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.
没有人能使你感到低微，除非你允许他们这样做。
"This is a chance of a life time," I declared to my friend Stacy as I locked the door of my office and left the restaurant I managed. "It's every twenty-seven-year-old woman's dream to live in New York City, and in a few months I'll know if I get the transfer."
I watched the moonlight glisten on the waters of Laguna Beach. "I'll miss it here, but living in the Big Apple is everything I've ever wanted - a dream come true."
We met a group of our friends at a local cafe, and I jabbered on about the possibility of my move. Laughter erupted from a nearby table. I watched as a handsome man captured the attention of his friends with his engaging story. His broad, warm smile and air of confidence held me in a trance. Stacy nudged me. "You're staring,
Three months later my friends and I gathered at the same restaurant. "To life in the Big Apple!" they cheered as we tapped our glasses together. "My chance of a lifetime!" We talked for hours. I told them of my plan to save money by moving out of my beach cottage and renting a room for the few remaining months. Our friend offered, "I have a fellow South African friend who is considering renting one of the four bedrooms in his house. His name is Barry. A great guy." He scribbled on a napkin. "This is his number. He's a forty-two-year-old confirmed bachelor. Says he's much too busy being a single dad to be a husband."
We all, at one time or another, have pretended to be a rock star, singing and dancing along to our favorite song. Most of us have done this in the privacy of our own room when we were kids and as adults, in the privacy of our homes. Me? I love to do that when I drive! I turn on the radio, find a song that I can sing along too and pretty soon my arms are in the air and I am moving along to the rhythm. Most of the time, I do this on my way to work.
Yes, that is true. I will be in my nice work clothes, jamming while driving or stopped at a traffic light. I get weird looks from some people and others laugh. Personally, I love to get lost in the rhythm of a song which leads me to share with you the importance of being silly!
The definition for the word silly, according to the dictionary is: stupid, foolish and nonsensical. I know many people do not want to look foolish. So they walk around all serious, which in all honesty, is foolish!
No one is perfect, I repeat: no one is perfect. I don't care how educated, how thin, how beautiful, how simple, how frugal, how rich, and so on… No one is perfect! So why pretend to be something you are not?
Are you ready to unlock your productivity potential？ As we enter the final quarter of ， it’s time to look back on the year。 Have you accomplished at least 75% of the resolutions you made at the beginning of the year？ If you haven’t， don’t worry； here are some tips on how to make your day the most productive。
1。You are in control
The first thing you need to keep in mind is that you are in control of your life。
“The bad news is time flies。 The good news is you’re the pilot。” – Michael Altshuler。
Mr。 Altshuler was right。 Time flies， and sometimes it flies so fast without you realizing it。 What you need to remember is that everything in your life is dictated by the choices you make。 So， begin each day by reminding yourself that you are in control and you decide what happens today。
Only you can decide whether or not it is going to be a productive day。
2。 Optimism is the key
Start your day with a positive mind。 Not all tasks that you have listed are easy。 This may include talking to your boss about a raise， tackling a complicated project — or even just going to the gym。 You may start thinking that your boss will say ‘No’ or about all the obstacles you are going to face on the project。 You might think going to the gym is too tiring and better not do it。
Abraham Lincoln said， “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns， or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses。”
We just have to look at things differently。 Perhaps your boss will consider that you have made valuable contributions to the team and agree that your request for a raise is justified。 Look at a complicated project as a challenge that will help you learn something。 Think of the benefits going to gym will give you。 （If nothing else， think of a special treat you can indulge in once you have done your gym session。） Learn to be optimistic and good things will follow。 On the other hand， if things didn’t go as expected， then always remember： When one door closes， another will open。 The lost opportunity may not be for you but you are up for something much better。
It is all about having the proper mindset。 Be positive。
3。 Procrastinate no more
As human beings， we think that we have all the time in the world to do the things we want and need to do。 This is the reason we love procrastinating。 We are always thinking that we have tomorrow to spare and we can just push to do things to another day。 But what if you don’t have tomorrow？
Remember this Bill Keane quote， masterfully used by Master Oogway （the wise tortoise in Kung Fu Panda）： “Yesterday is history， tomorrow is a mystery， but today is a gift。 That’s why they call it the present。”
Today is something to be thankful for， so better spend it wisely。 You’ll never know what is going to happen tomorrow。 Do the things that you have set today right at this moment。
Say “No” to procrastination and always say “Yes” to today。
4。 Ignore the perfectionist in you
“Prolific beats Perfect。” – Daniel Priestley
I know that we tend to be our harshest critics and often times will keep fiddling with a project even when it’s good enough。 While I am not advocating pushing out halfhearted work， I believe sometimes you have to accept good enough and move on。 Spending too much time obsessing over tiny details means that you are putting in an additional amount of time to tweak something only 1% of people will notice。 It also means you will get bogged down in the minute details and before you know it， the day is over。
Stop obsessing and start completing。 Don’t let the inner perfectionist monster get the better of you。 Work that is completed and pushed out on time is better than work that is perfect， but late。
If you bear these 4 things in mind every single day， you will find yourself able to look forward to each day with a better attitude to getting things done。 This will， in turn， lead you to getting closer and closer to your goals。
Say goodbye to the slums of yesterday…and hello to the most productive days of your life。
It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career. They were introduced to the broom, and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in offices, and our young men unfortunately miss that salutary branch of business education. But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at the broom. It does not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself.
Assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started, my advice to you is “aim high”。 I would not give a fig for the young man who does not already see himself the partner or the head of an important firm. Do not rest content for a moment in your thoughts as head clerk, or foreman, or general manager in any concern, no matter how extensive. Say to yourself, “My place is at the top.” Be king in your dreams.
And here is the prime condition of success, the great secret: concentrate your energy, thought, and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. Having begun in one line, resolve to fight it out on that line, to lead in it, adopt every improvement, have the best machinery, and know the most about it.
The concerns which fail are those which have scattered their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains also. They have investments in this, or that, or the other, here there, and everywhere. “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” is all wrong. I tell you to “put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.” Look round you and take notice, men who do that not often fail. It is easy to watch and carry the one basket. It is trying to carry too many baskets that breaks most eggs in this country. He who carries three baskets must put one on his head, which is apt to tumble and trip him up. One fault of the American businessman is lack of concentration.
To summarize what I have said: aim for the highest; never enter a bar room; do not touch liquor, or if at all only at meals; never speculate; never indorse beyond your surplus cash fund; make the firm’s interest yours; break orders always to save owners; concentrate; put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket; expenditure always within revenue; lastly, be not impatient, for as Emerson says, “no one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourselves.”
简单的英语哲理文章
1. 雪天随想
As soon as I walked outside, I was greeted with the shimmering white blanket of cold. Despite the chill overwhelming my skin, inside I was warm. I felt as though I could be giving off heat; I had the desire to stay out in this freeze for hours. It was the type of day that speaks to you through its elements; I took a deep breath to hear more snow was coming.
As I walked I looked up, trying to realize what made this day so beautiful, so serene. It was as if time had been put temporarily on hold and I along with it. Or maybe I was the only one unpaused…Either way, the solitude was comforting, and I sensed myself floating away. I sat down on the edge of a curb and listened. All there was to hear was the wind rushing over the top of my head and circling some old, cracking leaves some yards away. To me it was the reassuring sound of nature, trying not to be forgotten.
It did start to snow. None of those little flurries, but big, fat flakes which clung immediately to their surface.
Then it was time to go and my reverie had to end. As I began walking again, I drifted back into this time frame, calm and cleared.
Now if only I could remember where I was going.
中文翻译：
刚出门，便扑面而来一大片晶莹雪白的冰凉。冷气袭来，肌肤阵阵战栗，而内心却温暖如初。觉得自己似乎能发热，因而渴望在这寒冷中长时间驻足。这是一个大自然与你交流的日子。我深深地吸了一口气，静听雪花飘落，源源不绝。
漫步雪中，举目四顾，我努力思索是什么竟然能够把这一天变得如此美丽和宁静。 www. 那一刻，时间仿佛静止了，而我也定在其中。或者，只有我一个人在前行……
无论如何，这种孤寂却令人欣慰。我仿佛脱离了尘世。坐在路边，仔细聆听。只有风从头顶掠过，卷走几码远的干枯树叶。在我心中，这是大自然给人安慰、令人难忘的声音。
真的下雪了！不是零星小雪，而是鹅毛大雪，一落地就凝结在一起了。
该结束沉思离开了！我举步前行时，思绪又转回到现实中来，而此时感觉如此平静，如此清新。
我实在记不得我要往何处去了！
2.生活的乐趣
Joy in living comes from having fine emotions, trusting them, giving them the freedom of a bird in the open. Joy in living can never be assumed as a pose, or put on from the outside as a mask. People who have this joy don not need to talk about it; they radiate it. They just live out their joy and let it splash its sunlight and glow into other lives as naturally as bird sings.
We can never get it by working for it directly. It comes, like happiness, to those who are aiming at something higher. It is a byproduct of great, simple living. The joy of living comes from what we put into living, not from what we seek to get from it.
中文翻译：
生活之乐趣来源于良好的情绪，信赖这些情绪，并任由它们如同鸟儿高翔于天空般地自由自在。生活的乐趣是无法靠姿态摆出来的，也无法用戴上一张面具来伪装。 拥有这种乐趣的人们无需挂在嘴边，他们自然会焕发出快乐的气息。他们自己生活在快乐当中，也将这样的'快乐自然而然地感染着他人，犹如是鸟儿就必将歌唱。
直接追求生活的乐趣却只会使乐趣远离我们，它与幸福一样青睐胸有大志的人们。生活过得高雅、简单便会产生出乐趣。它是我们对生活的投入，而非所求。
3.我命运，我把握(不断超越自己)
正如世界上没有两片相同的叶子，我们每个人都是独一无二的。相信自己，命运就掌握在我们的手中。
Consider… YOU. In all time before now and in all time to come, there has never been and will never be anyone just like you. You are unique in the entire history and future of the universe. Wow! Stop and think about that. You're better than one in a million, or a billion, or a gazillion…
You are the only one like you in a sea of infinity!
You're amazing! You're awesome! And by the way, TAG, you're it. As amazing and awesome as you already are, you can be even more so. Beautiful young people are the whimsey of nature, but beautiful old people are true works of art. But you don't become “beautiful” just by virtue of the aging process.
Real beauty comes from learning, growing, and loving in the ways of life. That is the Art of Life. You can learn slowly, and sometimes painfully, by just waiting for life to happen to you. Or you can choose to accelerate your growth and intentionally devour life and all it offers. You are the artist that paints your future with the brush of today.
Paint a Masterpiece.
God gives every bird its food, but he doesn't throw it into its nest. Wherever you want to go, whatever you want to do, it's truly up to you.
中文翻译：
试想一下……你！一个空前绝后的你，不论是以往还是将来都不会有一个跟你一模一样的人。你在历史上和宇宙中都是独一无二的。哇！想想吧，你是万里挑一、亿里挑一、兆里挑一的。
在无穷无尽的宇宙中，你是举世无双的。
你是了不起的！你是卓越的！没错，就是你。你已经是了不起的，是卓越的，你还可以更卓越更了不起。美丽的年轻人是大自然的奇想，而美丽的老人却是艺术的杰作。但你不会因为年龄的渐长就自然而然地变得“美丽”。
真正的美丽源于生命里的学习、成长和热爱。这就是生命的艺术。你可以只听天由命， 慢慢地学，有时候或许会很痛苦。又或许你可以选择加速自己的成长，故意地挥霍生活及其提供的一切。你就是手握今日之刷描绘自己未来的艺术家。
画出一幅杰作吧。
上帝给了鸟儿食物，但他没有将食物扔到它们的巢里。不管你想要去哪里，不管你想要做什么，真正做决定的还是你自己。
结束语：Wisdom appears in contradiction to itself, which is a trick life plays on philosophy of life. 智慧的代价是矛盾。这是人生对人生观开的玩笑。感谢大家的阅读！