【英語天天讀】Albert Einstein’s Advices

Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving - Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was an amazing physicist. He figured out so many universal principles and equations that he was way ahead of his fellow scientists at any point of time. But he is also remembered for another thing; a quality which made people call him a genius: his words. Prof. Einstein was a philosopher who clearly understood the laws of success and explained them like the way he did with his equations. Here is a list of 10 things out of the numerously wonderful things he had said; 10 golden lessons that you can put to use in your everyday life.

1. A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

Most people don’t try new things because of their fear of failure. Failing is not something to be afraid of. It is often the losers who learn more about winning than the winners. Our mistakes always give us opportunities to learn and grow.

2. Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.

30 years from now, you won’t possibly remember what chapters you had in your science book; you’d only remember what you learn on your way. Life lessons stay with you forever. Real education starts from within(在裡面).

3. I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

When you reflect on how far we humans have come from the prehistoric caves to mind-blowing（使興奮的） technological advancements, you would feel the power of imagination. What we have now was built from the imagination of our forefathers. What we will have in future will be built from our imagination.

4. The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

Creativity and uniqueness often depends on how well you hide your sources. You can get inspired and influenced by other great people; but when you are on stage with the whole world watching, you must become a unique, individual force that learnt different values from different people.

5. The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive. Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

If you think of all the top people in the world, they would have added something of value to the world. You must give in order to take. When your purpose is contributing or adding value to the world, you will be elevated to a higher level of living.

6. There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.

When nothing is a miracle, you gain the power of doing anything you want and you have no limits. And when everything is a miracle, you stop by to appreciate even the smallest of beautiful things in the world. Thinking both ways will give you a productive and happy life.

7. When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking.

Dreaming about all the great things that you can achieve is the key to a life filled with positivity. Let your imagination run amuck （ [ə'mʌk]   adv. 狂亂地）and create the world that you would wish to be in.

8. In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself.

If you want to become a very successful entrepreneur, you must start a business right away. Wishing to become one, but fearing the consequences will not help. The same applies to everything – in order to win a game, one must above all play the game.

9. You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.Learn the rules of your game and start playing it best. Keep competing like your life depended on it. And after a while you will have no one else but you to compete against. At that point, better your best.

10. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

Intelligent people ask. Keep questioning yourself and others to find solutions. This will help gain knowledge and analyze your growth in all walks of life.

我每天上百次的提醒自己：我的精神生活和物質生活都是以别人（包括生者和死者）的勞動為基礎的，我必須盡力以同樣的分量來報償我所領受了的和至今還在領受着的東西。

——阿爾伯特•愛因斯坦

阿爾伯特•愛因斯坦是20世紀最偉大的實體學家。他提出了很多的普遍定理和方程式，使他一直超越其他科學家。但是，人們也因為另一件事而記住他：一種令人們都稱他為天才的才能：他所說過的話。愛因斯坦教授是一位哲學家，他清楚懂得什麼是成功法則，他能像解釋他的方程式那般解釋這些法則。這裡有10句話是從他以前所說過的無數極精彩的話語中提取出來的；這是十條你能用在平時生活之中的寶貴建議。

１.不曾犯錯的人從來不曾嘗試新事物

大多數人因為害怕失敗而不會去嘗試新的事物。失敗并不可怕，因為敗者往往會比勝者更能認識勝利所蘊含的意味。而錯誤總是會給予我們機會去學習和成長。

２.教育是一個人在學校學到的唯一不被遺忘的東西

30年之後，你将不會記得曾經在教科書中學過哪些章節；你隻會記得在過程中你學到什麼。生活所帶給你的經驗和教訓将陪伴你終生。真正的教育從自身内部開始。

３.我已經受夠了作為一個能自由地控制想象力的大師。想像力比知識更重要。因為知識是有限的，而想象力卻能暢遊整個世界

當你思考我們人類發展，從史前的洞穴生活到現在令人驚歎的科學技術的突飛猛進，你會感到想象力的威力。我們現在所擁有的一切都來源于祖輩的想象力；而我們的想象力又将構築世界的未來。

４.創意的奧秘是知道如何隐藏你的創意來源

創意和獨特性往往取決于如何隐藏你的創意來源。你可以從其他偉人身上受到啟發和影響；但當你站在全世界都注視你的舞台上的時候，你必須成為一個獨特的、個人的力量去從不同的人身上學習不同的價值觀。

５.一個人的價值，在于他貢獻什麼，而不是他能取得什麼。不要渴望成為一個成功的人，而是應該努力做一個有價值的人

當你回顧全球最頂尖人物的一生之後，你會發現他們都曾經為世界創造過某些價值。要得到回報，你得先付出。當你的目标是為世界做貢獻或者創造價值時，無論你的精神生活或物質生活都将會被提升到一個更高的層次。

６.天下隻有兩種生活方式：人生不存在奇迹；人生處處孕育着奇迹

當你認為人生不存在奇迹的時候，你會得到力量去做任何你想要做的事情，而且你會超越極限。而當你認為人生處處孕育着奇迹的時候，你甚至會停下來為一件小小的美好事物而駐足欣賞。這兩種思考方式都能讓你擁有充實而幸福的生活。

７.在我審視我自己和我的思考方式時，我的結論是：在吸收有益的知識方面，奇思玄想的天賦對我而言，比我的才幹更重要

幻想着所有你可以完成的偉大事業能夠使你的生活充滿積極性。讓你的想象力任意馳騁，盡情創造你想要的一切吧。

８.要成為羊群中優秀的一員，你就必須先成為一隻羊

如果你想成為一名成功的企業家，你就必須現在立刻創立你的公司。隻是希望成為企業家，但又害怕面對失敗後果，這樣一點用處也沒有。同理，很多事情也一樣——要赢比賽，首先得參加比賽。

９.你必須去學習遊戲規則。然後，你還要比别人玩得更好

了解遊戲規則，然後開始遊戲并做到最好。一直保持競争的狀态就好像押下你的生命作為賭注那樣。不久後，你的對手可能隻剩下你自己。到那時，超越自己！

10.最重要的是不要停止問問題。好奇心的存在，自有它的道理