Human kindness is like a defective tap, the first gush may be impressive but the stream soon dries up.

  • -- P. D. James P·D·詹姆斯

人类的善良就像一个有缺陷的水龙头,第一次喷出的水可能令人印象深刻,但很快就干涸了。

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It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and furnishes a complete answer to those who contend for the gradual degeneration of the human species, that every baby born into the world is a finer one than the last.

这是一件令人愉快的事情,并为那些为人类物种的逐渐退化而斗争的人提供了一个完整的答案,即每一个出生在这个世界上的婴儿都比上一个更好。

We say nothing essential about the cathedral when we speak of its stones. We say nothing essential about Man when we seek to define him by the qualities of men.

当我们谈到大教堂的石头时,我们并没有提到它的本质。当我们试图用人的品质来定义一个人的时候,我们并没有说他的本质。

I was the shyest human ever invented, but I had a lion inside me that wouldn't shut up!

我是有史以来最害羞的人,但我的内心有一头狮子,它不会闭嘴!

In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.

在承认我们同胞的人性时,我们向自己致以最高的敬意。