Notes:
quote 格言，名言;
gift 天賦の才能;
talent 才能，適性;
realise《英》= realize;
immense 多大の，計り知れない;
incredibly 信じられないほど,非常に;
retarded 知能生涯の，発達の遅れた;
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Einstein once wrote “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” We all have unique gifts and talents that are waiting to be discovered and realised. Not all talents can change the world like Einstein but they can bring immense happiness. If you recognize your talents and work incredibly hard, there is no limit to what you can achieve or how good you can feel about yourself in the process. It is well known that as a child, Einstein rarely spoke. When he did, he spoke very slowly – and his parents worried that he was mentally retarded. (by Prof. Simon Smith)
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1.  To fail to plan is to plan to fail. ( Robert Wubbolding )
訳：「計画を立てそこなうということは、失敗するつもりであるということだ。」
fail to～/～しそこなう、～しない
2. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow. ( Mark Twain )
訳: 「明後日できることを明日に延ばすな」
英語のことわざ: Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. 「今日出来ることを明日に延ばすな。」をふまえています。
put off / 延期する
3.  When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability… To be alive is to be vulnerable. ( Madeleine L’Engle )
訳：「子供のころは大人になったらもう傷つきやすくはないだろうと考えたものだった。しかし、成長するとは傷つきやすさを受け入れることだ。生きるということは傷つきやすくあることなのだから。」
vulnerable/傷つきやすい
(edited by Prof. Yuko Tamaki)