法则一 像获胜的龙虾一样自信:从不低头，笔直站立，昂首挺胸。
ATTEND CAREFULLY TO YOUR POSTURE.
QUIT DROOPING AND HUNCHING AROUND.
SPEAK YOUR MIND.
PUT YOUR DESIRES FORWARD, AS IF YOU HAD A RIGHT TO THEM—AT LEAST THE SAME RIGHT AS OTHERS.
谨慎对待你的体态，别再低头徘徊。
说你所想，追你所求，
这是你和他人同样拥有的权利。
法则二 像照顾生病的宠物一样关心自己:待己如助人。
TO TREAT YOURSELF AS IF YOU WERE SOMEONE YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING IS, INSTEAD, TO CONSIDER WHAT WOULD BE TRULY GOOD FOR YOU.
THIS IS NOT “WHAT YOU WANT.” IT IS ALSO NOT “WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU HAPPY.”
待己如助人，这意味着你需要选择对自己真正有好处的事物，
即使这些事物不一定是你想要的或是令你快乐的。
法则三 放弃损友:与真心希望你好的人做朋友。
DON'T THINK THAT IT IS EASIER TO SURROUND YOURSELF WITH GOOD HEALTHY PEOPLE THAN WITH BAD UNHEALTHY PEOPLE.
IT'S NOT. A GOOD, HEALTHY PERSON IS AN IDEAL.
IT REQUIRES STRENGTH AND DARING TO STAND UP NEAR SUCH A PERSON.
和善良上进的人为友并不比和糟糕颓废的人为伍容易，
因为前者代表了一种理想，和他们同行需要力量与勇气。
法则四 战胜内心的批评家：和昨天的自己比，别和今天的别人比。
YOU ARE DISCOVERING WHO YOU ARE, AND WHAT YOU WANT, AND WHAT YOU ARE WILLING TO DO.
YOU ARE FINDING THAT THE SOLUTIONS TO YOUR PARTICULAR PROBLEMS HAVE TO BE TAILORED TO YOU, PERSONALLY AND PRECISELY.
你需要认清自己是谁、想要什么、愿意做什么，然后你会发现，解决自己特有问题的方案是需要量身定制的。
法则五 管教你家的小怪物：别让孩子做出令你讨厌他的事。
IT IS AN ACT OF RESPONSIBILITY TO DISCIPLINE A CHILD. IT IS NOT ANGER AT MISBEHAVIOR.
IT IS NOT REVENGE FOR A MISDEED.
IT IS INSTEAD A CAREFUL COMBINATION OF MERCY AND LONG-TERM JUDGMENT.
管教孩子是一种责任，管教不是对不良行为的愤怒或者报复，而是仁慈和长远判断的谨慎结合。
法则六 当痛苦到想要诅咒一切：批判世界之前先清理你的房间。
YOUR HEAD WILL START TO CLEAR UP, AS YOU STOP FILLING IT WITH LIES. YOUR EXPERIENCE WILL IMPROVE, AS YOU STOP DISTORTING IT WITH INAUTHENTIC ACTIONS.
YOU WILL THEN BEGIN TO DISCOVER NEW, MORE SUBTLE THINGS THAT YOU ARE DOING WRONG. STOP DOING THOSE, TOO.
停止用谎言填充头脑，头脑就会变得更清晰；
停止用不坦诚的行为扭曲生活，生活就会得到改善。
随后你就能发现和纠正那些更微妙的错误。
法则七 苏格拉底的选择：追求意义，拒绝苟且。
MEANING SIGNIFIES THAT YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE, AT THE RIGHT TIME, PROPERLY BALANCED BETWEEN ORDER AND CHAOS, WHERE EVERYTHING LINES UP AS BEST IT CAN AT THAT MOMENT.
意义的出现表明了你在正确的时间和地点，恰当地平衡了秩序与混乱，让一切都实现了最好的可能性。
法则八 不买醉鬼卖的东西：说真话，或者至少别说谎。
IF YOUR LIFE IS NOT WHAT IT COULD BE, TRY TELLING THE TRUTH.
IF YOU CLING DESPERATELY TO AN IDEOLOGY, OR WALLOW IN NIHILISM, TRY TELLING THE TRUTH.
IF YOU FEEL WEAK AND REJECTED, AND DESPERATE, AND CONFUSED, TRY TELLING THE TRUTH.
如果你的生活不尽如人意，试着说真话；
如果你拼命地坚持某种意识或者沉迷于虚无主义，试着说真话；
如果你感到脆弱、无用、绝望和困惑，试着说真话。
法则九 别偷来访者的问题：假设你聆听的人知道你不知道的事。
LISTEN, TO YOURSELF AND TO THOSE WITH WHOM YOU ARE SPEAKING. YOUR WISDOM THEN CONSISTS NOT OF THE KNOWLEDGE YOU ALREADY HAVE, BUT THE CONTINUAL SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF WISDOM.
聆听自己，聆听与你对话的人。
不局限于已经拥有的知识，不断寻求新知，这才是最大的智慧。
法则十 不要无视地毯下的龙：直面问题，言辞精确。
CONFRONT THE CHAOS OF BEING. TAKE AIM AGAINST A SEA OF TROUBLES. SPECIFY YOUR DESTINATION, AND CHART YOUR COURSE.
ADMIT TO WHAT YOU WANT.
TELL THOSE AROUND YOU WHO YOU ARE.
NARROW, AND GAZE ATTENTIVELY, AND MOVE FORWARD, FORTHRIGHTLY.
直面存在的混乱，瞄准麻烦的海洋，明确目的地，然后绘制航线。
承认你想要的东西，让周围的人知道你是谁。
精准注视，径直前行。
法则十一 不要打扰玩滑板的孩子们：承认现实，反对偏见。
PEOPLE MOTIVATED TO MAKE THINGS BETTER USUALLY AREN'T CONCERNED WITH CHANGING OTHER PEOPLE—OR, IF THEY ARE, THEY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING THE SAME CHANGES TO THEMSELVES (AND FIRST).
真正想要改善世界的人，通常不会去试图改变别人，至少他们会先从改变自己开始。
法则十二 当你在街上遇到一只猫时，摸摸它：关注存在的善。
ONCE YOU ARE ALIGNED WITH THE HEAVENS, YOU CAN CONCENTRATE ON THE DAY. BE CAREFUL.
PUT THE THINGS YOU CAN CONTROL IN ORDER.
REPAIR WHAT IS IN DISORDER, AND MAKE WHAT IS ALREADY GOOD BETTER.
当你内外一致时，就能够专注于当下。
谨慎地对待一切，整理你能掌控的事物，修复失序混乱的部分，做到精益求精。