First up, one of the most important areas for pretty much everyone: people skills. I hope you can get a bit of wisdom and inspiration out of these quotes and from the people who have walked before us.

　　首先，对我们每个人来说都很重要的就是人际关系。我希望，你能够从以下这些名人名言中撷取到一些智慧和感悟，毕竟这些名人已经走在了我们前面，为我们做出了榜样。

　　1. Aesop: No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.

　　伊索：勿以善小而不为。

　　2. Doris M. Smith: Arguing with a fool proves there are two.

　　桃瑞丝-史密斯(作家)：与傻瓜争吵只能说明你也是个傻瓜。

　　3. Alexander Solshenitsen:The less you speak, the more you will hear.

　　亚历山大-索尔仁尼琴(俄罗斯文学家，1970年诺贝尔文学家得主)：说得越少，听到得越多。

　　4. Andrew Carnegie: As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

　　安德鲁-卡耐基(美国钢铁大王，杰出慈善家)：我活得年岁越大，就越少注意别人是怎么说的。我只看他们是怎么做的。

　　5. Aristotle: Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

　　亚里士多德：友谊就是一个灵魂寄居在两具身体里。

　　6. Madonna: A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want.

　　麦当娜：很多人不敢说出他们想要什么，所以他们得不到他们想要的东西。

　　7. Russell Ewing: A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting. A boss is interested in himself or herself, a leader is interested in the group.

　　罗素-尤因：老板制造恐惧，领袖带来信心。老板指责他人，领袖纠正错误。老板无所不知，领袖知人善任。老板使工作枯燥，领袖使工作有趣。老板关注员工，领袖关注团队。

　　8.Wilfred Peterson:Be gentle with yourself, learn to love yourself, to forgive yourself, for only as we have the right attitude toward ourselves can we have the right attitude toward others.

　　威尔弗雷德-皮特森：善待自己，爱惜自己，原谅自己，只有当我们能正确地对待自己时，我们才能正确地对待他人。

　　9. Og Mandino: Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster. Your life will never be the same again.

　　奥格-曼狄诺(作家、演讲家，著有《世界上最伟大的推销员》一书)：从今天开始，对待每个人就好像他们在今天午夜之前就将离开人世。把你所有的关爱、善良和理解都赋予他们。你的生活从此将会不一样。

　　10. Ralph Nichols: The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood.

　　拉尔夫-尼科尔斯：人类最基本的需要就是理解和被理解。