A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for beautiful sights and sounds. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to immorality and lack of restriction, and any ritual principles and propriety will be abandoned.

  • -- Xunzi 荀子

一个人生来就有眼睛和耳朵的欲望,喜欢美丽的风景和声音。如果他给他们让路,他们将导致他的不道德和缺乏约束,任何仪式的原则和礼仪将被抛弃。

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Well-founded fear, which takes one through the valley of the shadow of death without abandoning one there, is what makes the worst of worse journeys; the situation is made all the more intense when the fear is somehow mingled with delight.

有充分根据的恐惧,它带你穿过死亡阴影的山谷而不把你抛弃在那里,这是最糟糕的旅程中最糟糕的部分;当恐惧与喜悦交织在一起时,情况就更加紧张了。

I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions. However, to my regret, in the following few weeks, he continued to ask me out on several occasions.

我认为,通过说“不”并解释我的理由,我的雇主就会放弃他的社交建议。然而,令我遗憾的是,在接下来的几个星期里,他继续几次约我出去。

For one cause or another, it has become necessary to impose restrictions upon the use of many commodities, including not a few of the necessities of life.

由于这样或那样的原因,有必要对许多商品的使用加以限制,包括不少生活必需品。

He said, 'From then on, I realized that I was not just abandoned. I was chosen. I was special.' And I think that's the key to understanding Steve Jobs.

他说:“从那时起,我意识到我不仅仅是被遗弃了。我被选中。我是特别的。我认为这是理解乔布斯的关键。

Moral evil is the immorality and pain and suffering and tragedy that come because we choose to be selfish, arrogant, uncaring, hateful and abusive.

道德罪恶是由于我们选择自私、傲慢、冷漠、仇恨和虐待而产生的不道德、痛苦、苦难和悲剧。

Love me without restriction, trust me without fear, want me without demand, accept me for who I am.

无条件地爱我,无所畏惧地信任我,无所求地需要我,接受真实的我。

Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time.

不道德:那些过得更好的人的道德。