以下是精选的20句简短英语格言，涵盖励志、哲理、人生等主题，均来自权威来源：
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行动是成功的阶梯
Action is the ladder of success； the more, the higher you climb.
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苍天不负有心人
All things come to those who wait.
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胜利需主动争取
Victory won't come to me unless I go to it. — M.M. Moore
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接受失望，保持希望
We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. — Martin Luther King
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千里之行，始于足下
A thousand-li journey begins with a single step.
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永远不要放弃
Never, never, never, never give up. — Winston Churchill
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成功源于日常尽责
Only those who fulfill their duties in everyday matters will fulfill them on great occasions.
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专注成就效率
The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.
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时间不可逆
All time is no time when it is past.
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生命在于行动
Life is not about living, it's about doing.
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失败是成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.
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自我改进是唯一确定
There's only one corner of the universe you can be sure of improving: yourself.
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勇气在于坚持信念
The greatest test of courage is to bear defeat without losing heart.
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行动胜于空想
Logic will take you from A to B； imagination will take you anywhere. — Einstein
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生命不息，希望不止
While there is life, there is hope.
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成功法则简单却难行
The law of success is very simple, but simple doesn't mean easy.
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自我价值不可估量
There's only one thing in the universe you can be sure of improving: yourself.
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时间是最公平的裁判
Time is the fairest judge.
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行动创造未来
When all else is lost, the future still remains.
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成功者不重复失败
Winners do what losers don't want to do.