在科学管理下，旧式的独裁者不存在。

The greatest prosperity can exist only as the result of the greatest possible productivity of the men and machines of the establishment.

最大的繁荣只能作为机构中人和机器最大生产力的结果而存在。

The man who is fit to handle pig iron is not fit to handle the management of pig iron.

适合处理生铁的人并不适合管理生铁。

The most important object of both the workmen and the management should be the training and development of each individual in the establishment, so that he can do (at his fastest pace and with the maximum of efficiency) the highest class of work for which his natural abilities fit him.

工人和管理层最重要的目标应该是培训和发展机构中的每个人，以便他能够以最快的速度和最高的效率完成适合他天赋的最高级别的工作。

Hard work, under the old system, meant long hours, little rest, and poor pay. Under the new system, it means a fair day's work for a fair day's pay.

在旧制度下，努力工作意味着长时间工作、很少休息和低工资。在新制度下，它意味着公平的工作换取公平的报酬。

The best management is a true science, resting upon clearly defined laws, rules, and principles as a foundation.

最好的管理是一门真正的科学，建立在明确的法律、规则和原则基础上。

The principal object of management should be to secure the maximum prosperity for the employer, coupled with the maximum prosperity for each employee.

管理的主要目标应该是确保雇主的最大繁荣，同时确保每个员工的最大繁荣。

In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first.

过去是人第一，未来必须是系统第一。