Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords: but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain; and expectations improperly indulged must end in disappointment.

——Samuel Johnson (English poet, critic and writer, 1709-1784)

希望本身是一种幸福，或许还是这个世界所能给予的最大幸福；但是，如同其它无节制的快乐一样，过度的希望只能带来痛苦。沉溺于不恰当的期望，必然会以失望告终。

——塞缪尔·约翰逊（英国诗人、批评家、作家，1709-1784)

（中国日报网英语点津 Helen 编辑）