Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.

  • -- Matthew Henry 马太·亨利

特别的苦难并不总是对特别的罪的惩罚,有时是对特别恩典的试炼。

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Scientists often have a naive faith that if only they could discover enough facts about a problem, these facts would somehow arrange themselves in a compelling and true solution.

科学家们常常天真地认为,只要他们能发现一个问题的足够事实,这些事实就会以某种方式排列成一个令人信服的、真实的解决方案。

Losing faith in your own singularity is the start of wisdom, I suppose; also the first announcement of death.

我想,对自己的独特性失去信心是智慧的开始;也是第一次宣布死亡。

This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted.

这是他头一次受这样的刑罚,就是凭自己的心断定,没有一个罪人是无罪的。

Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating.

对孩子来说,羞辱比殴打更合适,通常也更有效。