The ratio of positive to negative emotions that predicts flourishing is about 3 to 1. Above that ratio, people tend to flourish; below it, they tend to languish.

我不想说陈词滥调，但我确实相信一切都有原因。

I don't think President Bush is doing anything at all about Aids. In fact, I'm not sure he even knows how to spell Aids.

当我累了，我就睡觉。当我饿了，我就吃饭。当我要走，你知道的，我就走。

贫穷的时候最能表现出一个人是否清廉，富裕的时候最能表现出一个人是否讲求仁义。