Legally Blonde
On our very first day at Harvard, a very wise professor quoted Aristotle, "The law is reason free from passion." Well, no offense to Aristotle, but in my three years at Harvard, I have come to find that passion is a key ingredient to the study and practice of law and of life. It is with passion, courage of conviction and strong sense of self that we take our next steps into the world. Remembering that first impressions are not always correct, you must always have faith in people, and most importantly, you must always have faith in yourself.
Congratulations, Class of 2004. We did it!
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我在哈佛的第一天的时候,一个非常智慧的教授引用了Aristotle的一句名言,“法律是没有激情的理性。” 在这里我对Aristotle并没有冒犯之意,但在哈佛的三年中,我发现激情是学习法律和生命的关键因素,充满激情、坚信的勇气和坚强的自我意识,才能让我们迈向世界。记住,第一印象并不一定正确,要相信他人,更重要的是,要相信自己。
恭喜2004年的毕业班,我们毕业了!