1. 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

1. If everyone could act with sympathy and charity, and root out the roots of evil through humane conduct, then more than half of the troubles of life could be eliminated. - Edison

2. 我深信实事求是而不讲空话的人，一定没有许多话可说。

2. I firmly believe that a person who adheres to实事求是 (be down-to-earth and practical) and does not indulge in empty talk is likely to have very little to say.

3. 若你能举出一个彻底满足的人，我可以告诉你他就是个失败的人。

3. If you can name a person who is completely satisfied, I can tell you that he is a failure.

4. 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。

4. I have always been unwilling to abandon my life of struggle, and I attach extreme importance to the experience gained through struggle, especially the joy derived from overcoming difficulties. One must first go through difficulties and then step into a period of prosperity to truly feel rewarding and comfortable.

5. 所谓天才，那就是假话，勤奋的工作才是实在的。——爱迪生

5. What people call genius is merely a myth; hard work is the only real thing. — Thomas Edison

6. 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

6. Those who do not make a resolution to cultivate thought lose the greatest pleasure in life. — Edison

7. 人生太短，要干的事太多，我要争分夺秒。——爱迪生

7. Life is too short, there are too many things to do, I must seize every second. - Thomas Edison

8. 友谊能增进快乐，减轻痛苦，因为它能倍增我们的喜悦，分担我们的烦恼。——爱迪生

8. Friendship can enhance happiness and alleviate pain because it can multiply our joy and share our worries. - Thomas Edison

9. 托马斯·阿尔瓦·爱迪生的名言 :

9. Thomas Alva Edison's famous quote:

10. 没有任何权宜之计可以让人逃避真正的劳动——思考。

10. There is no makeshift solution that can allow one to escape the true labor of thought.

11. 1931年10月18日，托马斯·阿尔瓦·爱迪生在美国新泽西州西奥兰治逝世。

11. On October 18, 1931, Thomas Alva Edison passed away in West Orange, New Jersey, United States.

12. 最能直接打动心灵的是美。美立刻在想象里渗透一种内在的欣喜和满足。

12. The most direct appeal to the heart is beauty. Beauty immediately penetrates the imagination with an inner joy and satisfaction.

13. 良好的性格贵于黄金;前者是自然的天赋，后者是命运的赐予。

13. A good character is more valuable than gold; the former is a natural gift, while the latter is a gift from fate.

14. 读书之于脑，犹运动之于身体。

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

15. 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。

15. Love does not become indifferent because of reason, nor does it lose its essence because of ambition. It is a second life; it seeps into the soul, warming every vein, and beats in every pulse.

16. 谦虚不仅是一种装饰品，也是美德的护卫。

16. Modesty is not only an ornament but also a guardian of virtue.

17. ldquo;年教给我们许多日不懂的东西。

17. "The year has taught us many things that we did not understand in a single day."

18. 一个人要先经过困难，然后踏入顺境，才觉得受用、舒服。

18. One must first go through difficulties before entering a period of prosperity, and then one feels content and comfortable.

19. 爱迪生是人类历史上第一个利用大量生产原则和电气工程研究的实验室来进行从事发明专利而对世界产生重大深远影响的人。

19. Edison was the first person in human history to use the principles of mass production and the laboratory of electrical engineering research to engage in patent inventions, thereby having a profound and significant impact on the world.

20. ※ 不懈奋斗人们在临终之际，若能把狂热的精神留给子孙，那就留下了无价之宝。人生 太短暂了，事情是这样的多，能不兼程而进吗？

20. ※ In their final moments, if people can leave behind their fervent spirit to their descendants, they have left an invaluable treasure. Life is too short, and there are so many things to do, can't one strive forward with double speed?

21. 我不以为我是天才，只是竭尽全力去做而已。?>

21. I don't think I'm a genius; I'm just doing my best.

22. 所谓天才，那就是假话，勤奋的工作才是实在的。

22. What is called genius is just a lie; hard work is the real thing.

23. 虚伪及欺诈是一切罪恶之。

23. Hypocrisy and fraud are the root of all evil.

24. 想像必须是热的，才能够使它以外界的东西所收到的形象留下模印。

24. The imagination must be hot in order to leave an imprint of the images received from external things.

25. 一个人年轻的时候，不会思索，他将一事无成。

25. When a person is young, he does not think, and he will achieve nothing.

26. 读书之于精神,恰如运动之于身体 —— 爱迪生

26. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body — Thomas Edison

27. 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

27. Love does not become indifferent because of reason, nor does it lose all its fervor because of ambition. It is the second life; it permeates the soul, warming every vein, and pulsating with every heartbeat. — Edison

28. 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

28. If you wish to succeed, take constancy to be your friend, experience to be your guide, prudence to be your brother, and hope to be your sentry. — Thomas Edison

29. 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

29. If I have ever, in any degree, inspired some people to strive, if our work has ever, in any degree, expanded the scope of human understanding, thereby adding a little joy to this world, then I am satisfied — Edison

30. ※ 要成功，首先必须立定目标，然后集中精神向目标迈进。 我一天也不能放弃工作，因为我所做的每一件事情都令我感到很愉快。

30. ※ To succeed, one must first set goals and then concentrate one's efforts to move towards them. I can't give up work for a single day, because every single thing I do brings me great joy.

31. ※ 我既然在寻找世界上需要的东西，我就一直地寻找下去，并且试着创造它。我只希望把 一件事做到成功，很少想到怎样从中获得金钱。

31. ※ Since I am looking for what is needed in the world, I will continue to search for it and try to create it. I only hope to achieve success in one thing, and seldom think about how to gain money from it.

32. 天才是百分之一的灵感加上百分之九十九的勤奋。——爱迪生

32. Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. - Thomas Edison

33. 很多生活中的失败是因为人们在放弃的时候不知道他们离成功已经有多么近了。

33. Many failures in life are due to the fact that people do not realize how close they are to success when they give up.

34. 凡是新的不平常的东西都能在想像中引起一种乐趣，因为这种东西使心灵感到一种愉快的惊奇，满足它的好奇心，使它得到原来不曾有过的一种观念。

34. Anything new and unusual can evoke a sense of pleasure in the imagination, as it elicits a delightful surprise in the mind, satisfies its curiosity, and gives it a concept it never had before.