「沒有人只因活很多年而變老，人們因放棄理想而變老。你如同你的信念般年輕，如你的疑慮般年老；如同你的自信般年輕，如你的恐懼般年老；如同你的希望般年輕，如你的絕望般年老。」

“Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.”
– Douglas MacArthur, General

「沒有人只因活很多年而變老，人們因放棄理想而變老。你如同你的信念般年輕，如你的疑慮般年老；如同你的自信般年輕，如你的恐懼般年老；如同你的希望般年輕，如你的絕望般年老。」
– 道格拉斯‧麥克阿瑟 (五星上將)

merely (adv.) 只是。例：She is merely a child. (她只是個孩子。) desert (v.) 丟棄，拋棄。例：The price rise cause many consumers to desert the product. (價格的抬高致使許多消費者放棄此產品。) despair (n.) 絕望。例：Talk to someone when you are in despair. (當你難過絕望時應找人談談。)

麥克阿瑟 (1880-1964) 為美國著名將領，於第二次世界大戰亞洲戰區表現傑出，官至五星上將 (General of the Army)，一生獲得超過 100 多枚獎勳章。