Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved.

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「品格无法在安逸及宁静中陶冶。只有经过考验及苦难，心灵才得以拙壮、企图心得以被激发、及成功得以被取得。」– 海伦‧凯勒 (演说家)

“quiet” 是「安静；宁静」，”trial” 这里是「考验」的意思，”suffering” 是「痛苦；折磨」。後面的 “soul be strengthened, ambitioned inspired and success achieved” 都是用「被动式」，但後面的两个 be 动词省略掉了，感觉更为简洁。
海伦‧凯勒 (1880-1968) 是美国知名的作家、演说家，是第一位取得大学文学士的聋盲人士。海伦‧凯勒也是美国社会党成员，还参加了反对战争、妇女参政、劳工权力、及社会主义等运动。她的启蒙老师安‧苏利文 (Anne Sullivan) 如何开导她在戏剧及电影 The Miracle Worker 以及她的自传 The Story of My Life 中有生动的描述，也因此而闻名於世。

“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved.”

— Helen Keller, Lecturer

上一篇：The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it.

下一篇：A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.

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