文∕星雲大師 英譯∕滿和
潤稿∕Doris Koegel-Roth、Leon Roth
有用的一句話,勝於千言萬語;
有用的一個人,勝於千兵萬馬;
有用的一件事,勝於千金萬兩;
有用的一分鐘,勝於千年萬古。
An eloquent sentence is better than a thousand words of chatter.
An able person is greater than a thousand armies.
A job well done is better than a thousand bushels of gold.
A minute well spent is better than a thousand wasted years.