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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The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held: instead of being held dogmatically, they are held tentatively, and with a consciousness that new evidence may at any moment lead to their abandonment.

自由主义观点的本质不在于人们持有什么样的观点,而在于人们如何持有这些观点:人们不是武断地持有这些观点,而是试探性地持有这些观点,并意识到新的证据随时可能导致人们抛弃这些观点。

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。

My mother saved hundreds of animals in her life. Wherever she encountered and injured or needy or abandoned animal, she brought it home.

我母亲一生中拯救了数百只动物。无论她在哪里遇到受伤的、需要帮助的或被遗弃的动物,她都会把它带回家。

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。

A work of art is never finished. It is merely abandoned.

一件艺术品永远不会完成。它只是被遗弃了。

We have been abandoned by our own country.

我们被自己的国家抛弃了。