1．Life Is What We Make It 8
生活是我们创造的 9
2．The Two Roads 10
两条路 11
3．Going on a Journey 14
话说旅行 15
4．Of Studies 18
论读书 19
5．We Are on a Journey 22
人在旅途 23
6．Companionship of Books 24
以书为友 25
7．How Women Changed History 28
妇女是如何改变历史的 29
8．Home 30
家 31
9．Facing South 32
朝南 33
10．The Lowest Animals 38
最低等的动物 39
11．Perseverance 44
持之以恒 45
12．The Commencement Speech You'll Never Hear 48
独一无二的毕业演说 49
13．Keeping Pleasant 54
保持快乐 55
14．Salt 56
盐 57
15．A Private Library All Your Own 60
属于自己的图书馆 61
16．The Art of Living 64
生活的艺术 65
17．Punishment Never Cures Anything 70
惩罚于事无补 71
18．Three Days to See 74
假如给我三天光明 75
19．The Love of Beauty 78
爱美之心 79
20．The Value of Time 82
时间的价值 83
21．I Want a Wife 88
我想要个妻 89
22．Advice on Reading 96
读书建议 97
23．If I Were a Boy Again 100
假如我重回童年 101
24．Choice of Companions 103
择友 105
25．The Lover 106
爱者 107
26．The Beloved 108
被爱者 109
27．What I Have Lived For 110
我为什么而活 111
28．Education Does Count 114
教育当然重要 115
29．True Nobility 120
真正的高贵 121
30．The Man and the Opportunity 122
人与机会 123
31．Success 126
成功 127
32．The ABCs of Living a Happy Life 130
快乐生活ABC 131
33．One's Life Attitude Is Important 136
生活态度至关重要 137
34．On the Fear of Death 144
论对死亡的恐惧 145
35．Liberty 146
自由 147
36．The Torch Has Been Passed to a New Generation 148
火炬已传到新一代人的手中 149
37．Things Money Cannot Buy 152
千金难买 153
38．It's Never Too Late for Success 158
成功之路，永不言迟 159
39．Born to Win 162
天生赢家 163
40．First Snow 168
初雪 169
41．Love Plus 172
爱＋ 173
42．Successful Living 176
成功的生活 177
43．I Have a Dream 182
我有一个梦想 183
44．Where Do We Go From Here:Chaos or Community? 190
我们从此走向何方：混乱还是团结？ 191
45．Four Freedoms 192
四大自由 193
46．On Idleness 196
论懒散 197
47．Nobel Prize Address for Literature 200
获诺贝尔文学奖讲话 201
48．On Marriage and Single Life 204
论婚姻与独身 205
49．I Have Nothing to Offer but Blood,Toil,Tears,and Sweat 208
我所能奉献的唯有热血、辛劳、眼泪和汗水 209
50．Our Responsibility Is Heavy 212
重任在肩 213
51．On Thinking 216
论思考 217
52．To Be Gifted 218
天才 219
53．Speech at the Signature Ceremony of the Joint Declaration on the Future of Hong Kong 222
香港联合声明签字仪式上的讲话 223
54．The English and the Americans 228
英国人和美国人 229
55．Attitudes Toward Work 232
工作态度 233
56．On Etiquette 236
论礼节 237
57．How to Avoid Foolish Opinions? 238
如何避免愚蠢的想法？ 239
58．The Delights of Books 246
书籍的愉悦 247
59．Growing Up Different 250
不一样的成长 251
60．Sorrows of the Millionaire 256
百万富翁之悲哀 257
61．A Letter on Choosing an Occupation 262
有关选择职业的一封信 263
62．Human Life a Poem 266
人生如诗 267
63．Universities and Their Function 270
大学及其作用 271
64．Work and Happiness 274
工作和快乐 275
65．All Men Are Created Equal 278
人人生而平等 279
66．If I Rest,I Rust 280
吾“休”则“锈” 281
67．On Losing Things 284
论丢失 285
68．The Road to Happiness 288
通往快乐之路 289
69．Youth 292
青春 293
70．Of Avarice 296
论贪婪 297
71．The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself 298
我们唯一需要害怕的就是害怕本身 299
72．Romantic Interlude 302
浪漫插曲 303
73．January Wind 306
一月的风 307
74．The Enchantment of Creeks 310
迷人的小溪 311
75．What is Love? 314
爱是什么？ 315
76．Work 322
工作 323
77．The Personal Qualities of a Teacher 326
教师的个性品质 327
78．Of Travel 330
论旅游 331
79．Abraham Lincoln 334
亚伯拉罕·林肯 335
80．Address Before Congress 340
国会演说 341
81．On His Ninetieth Birthday 346
当九十岁来临时 347
82．Human Happiness Is Sensuous 348
快乐是种感觉 349