Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to it, else it is none.

  • -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

真理比爱情的做作更美。你的善良一定有其可取之处,否则就毫无可取之处。

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When all is said and done, the greatest satisfaction you'll have in this life as you grow old will be seeing your children grow in righteousness and faith and goodness as citizens of the society of which they are a part.

当一切都说过了,做过了,当你年老时,你此生最大的满足将是看到你的孩子作为他们所属社会的公民,在正义、信仰和善良中成长。

Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it.

自由、道德和个人的人格尊严正是由这些组成;他行善,不是因为他被迫这样做,而是因为他自由地构思、想要和爱它。

Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.

尝试、尝试、尝试、再尝试是成为任何领域的专家都必须遵循的规则。

Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding.

在我看来,衣着上的任何矫揉造作都暗示着理解力上的缺陷。

For books continue each other, in spite of our habit of judging them separately.

因为书是相互联系的,尽管我们习惯于把它们分开来评判。

You must give to get, You must sow the seed, before you can reap the harvest.

你必须付出才能得到,你必须播种才能收获。

Imagination is what you do with your inspiration.

想象力是你如何运用你的灵感。