A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might: Guid faith, he maunna fa' that.

  • -- Robert Burns 罗伯特·伯恩斯

一个王子可以有一个系着腰带的骑士,一个侯爵,一个公爵,还有一个。但是一个诚实的人是靠他的力量的:凭他的信心,他是不会得逞的。

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Command that no one be received, or kept to be of your household indoors or without, if one has not reasonable belief of them that they are faithful, discreet, and painstaking in the office for which they are received, and withal honest and of good manners.

你要吩咐人,不可接待人,也不可留他们在你家里,或是在你家里,或是在外边,倘若人没有合理的理由相信他们是忠心的,谨守的,在接待他们的事上是尽心竭力的,又诚实又有礼貌的。

Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.

这些沉睡的力量深藏在人的内心;使他吃惊的力量,他做梦也没想到会拥有;如果这些力量被激发起来并付诸行动,将会彻底改变他的生活。

I realized that I had to be honest about where I was, where I was coming from, and what I was trying to do.

我意识到我必须诚实的告诉自己我在哪里,我来自哪里,我想做什么。

Before God and high heaven, is there a law for one man which is not a law for every other man.

在神和高天面前,是否有一个人适用的律法,并不适用于所有的人。

It is not the situation that makes the man, but the man who makes the situation.

不是环境造就人,而是人造就环境。

I aimed at the Archduke. I do not remember what I thought at that moment.

我瞄准大公。我记不起当时是怎么想的了。

I am a prince and you are a prince; who will lead the donkeys?

我是王子,你是王子;谁来牵驴?

Belief creates the actual fact.

信念创造事实。