1. 友谊能增进快乐，减少痛苦。爱迪生

1. Friendship can enhance happiness and reduce pain. - Edison

2. 所谓天才，那就是假话，勤奋的工作才是实在的。爱迪生

2. So-called genius is just a lie; hard work is the real thing. — Edison

3. 当你希望成功，当以恒心为良友。爱迪生

3. When you wish to succeed, make constancy your best friend. - Edison

4. 我的人生哲学是工作，我要提示大自然的奥秘，并以此为人类造福。我们在世的短暂一生中，我不知道还有什么比这种服务更好的了。爱迪生?>

4. My philosophy of life is work, I want to uncover the mysteries of nature and use them to benefit humanity. In the short span of our lives on earth, I don't know of anything better than this service. > Edison?

5. 教育之于心灵，犹雕刻之于大理石。爱迪生

5. Education to the mind is what sculpting is to marble. — Edison

6. 惊奇就是科学的种子。爱迪生

6. Surprise is the seed of science. - Edison

7. 天才那就是1％的灵感加上99％的汗水。爱迪生

7. Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. - Thomas Edison

8. 没有任何权宜之计可以让人逃避真正的劳动思考。爱迪生

8. There is no makeshift solution that can allow one to escape from genuine labor thinking. — Edison

9. 失败也是我需要的，它和成功对我一样有价值。爱迪生

9. Failure is also something I need; it is as valuable to me as success. - Thomas Edison

10. 荣誉感是一种优良的品质，因而只有那些禀性高尚积极向上或受过良好教育的人才具备。爱迪生

10. A sense of honor is a fine quality, and thus only those with noble character, who are positive and upwardly mobile, or who have received a good education, possess it. Edison

11. 谦虚不仅是一种装饰品，也是美德的护卫。爱迪生

11. Humility is not only an ornament but also the guardian of virtue. - Edison

12. 世间没有一种具有真正价值的东西，可以不经过艰苦辛勤劳动而能够得到的。爱迪生

12. There is no truly valuable thing in the world that can be obtained without hard work and diligence. - Thomas Edison

13. 不下决心培养思考的人，便失去了生活中的最大乐趣。爱迪生

13. He who does not resolve to cultivate thought loses the greatest joy in life. — Edison

14. 读书之于精神，恰如运动之于身体。爱迪生

14. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. – Edison

15. 如果你希望成功，当以恒心为良友，以经验为参谋，以当心为兄弟，以希望为哨兵。爱迪生

15. If you wish to succeed, make perseverance your best friend, experience your advisor, caution your brother, and hope your sentry. - Thomas Edison

16. 如果我曾经或多或少地激励了一些人的，努力，我们的工作，曾经或多或少或少地扩展了人类的理解范围，因而给这个世界增添了一分欢乐，那我也就感到满足了。爱迪生

16. If I have ever inspired the efforts of some people, if our work has in some measure or another expanded the range of human understanding, thereby adding a bit of joy to this world, then I am satisfied. - Edison

17. 音乐是唯一可以纵情而不会损害道德和宗教观念的享受。爱迪生

17. Music is the only enjoyment that one can indulge in without harming moral and religious beliefs. - Edison

18. 我始终不愿抛弃我的奋斗生活，我极端重视奋斗得来的经验，尤其是战胜困难后所得到的愉快，一个人要先经过困难，然后踏进顺境，才觉得受用、舒适。爱迪生

18. I have always been unwilling to abandon my life of struggle, and I place extreme importance on the experience gained through struggle, especially the joy obtained after overcoming difficulties. One must first go through difficulties and then step into a smooth path to truly feel rewarding and comfortable. - Thomas Edison

19. 人生太短，要干的事太多，我要争分夺秒。爱迪生

19. Life is too short, there are too many things to do, I want to seize every second. - Edison

20. 人生在世界是短暂的，对这短暂的人生，我们最好的报答就是工作。爱迪生

20. Life in the world is brief, and the best reward for this brief life is work. - Thomas Edison

21. 读书对于智慧，就像体操对于身体一样。爱迪生

21. Reading is to wisdom as gymnastics is to the body. — Edison

22. 爱情不会因为理智而变得淡漠，也不会因为雄心壮志而丧失殆尽。它是第二生命；它渗入灵魂，温暖着每一条血管，跳动在每一次脉搏之中。爱迪生

22. Love does not become indifferent because of reason, nor does it lose its essence due to ambition. It is a second life; it permeates the soul, warming every vein, pulsating with every heartbeat. - Edison

23. 书籍是天才留给人类的遗产，世代相传，更是给予那些尚未出世的人的礼物。爱迪生

23. Books are the heritage left by geniuses to humanity, passed down through generations, and are also a gift to those who have not yet been born. – Thomas Edison

24. 登高必自卑，自视太高不能达到成功，因而成功者必须培养泰然心态，凡事专注，这才是成功的要点。爱迪生

24. "To succeed, one must humble oneself; overestimating oneself cannot lead to success. Therefore, successful people must cultivate a calm demeanor, focus on everything, which is the key to success." - Thomas Edison

25. 如果人们都能以同情慈善，以人道的行径来剔除祸根，则人生的灾患便可消灭过半。爱迪生

25. If people could all act with compassion and charity, and with humane actions to root out the causes of suffering, then more than half of the disasters in life could be eliminated. - Edison