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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It's very difficult to determine whether this is the fault of the world that has abandoned the Church, or the Church that does not know how to relate to the world.

很难确定这是世界抛弃了教会的过错,还是教会不知道如何与世界建立联系的过错。

We should be recklessly abandoned to Jesus, and just turn it over to Him. Through the support I think the sacrifices will be made and we'll all be cool with it.

我们应该不顾一切地抛弃耶稣,把它交给他。通过这些支持,我认为我们将做出牺牲,我们都将对此保持冷静。

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。

I closed my eyes and abandoned myself to my grief. It felt better, somehow, to be helpless. I didn't feel ashamed.

我闭上眼睛,沉浸在悲伤之中。不知怎的,无助的感觉好多了。我并不感到羞耻。

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。

Dying on your own terms, this is the greatest gift anyone can bestow upon a mortal man.

按照自己的意愿去死,这是任何人能给予凡人的最好礼物。

The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has to do it.

唯一不道德的事,不是在不得已的时候去做必须做的事。

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.

当你有错误时,不要害怕放弃它们。