Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.

  • -- George Meredith 梅瑞狄斯

对拥有的对象不负有义务的占有接近幸福。

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We as a Congress have a moral obligation to bring justice to the families of these victims. Furthermore, as a society based on laws, we have a responsibility to ensure that criminals don't go unpunished.

作为国会,我们有道义上的责任为这些受害者的家属伸张正义。此外,作为一个以法律为基础的社会,我们有责任确保罪犯不会逍遥法外。

Every time I took a long leave from home, I felt as if I were going to conquer the world. Or rather, take possession of what is my birthright, my inheritance.

每次我离开家很长一段时间,我觉得我好像要征服世界。求你将我长子的名分,就是我的产业,夺过来。

Our duty is to preserve what the past has had to say for itself, and to say for ourselves what shall be true for the future.

我们的责任是保存过去不得不为自己说的话,并为我们自己说什么将是真正的未来。

A man may be in as just possession of truth as of a city, and yet be forced to surrender.

一个人可能像拥有一座城市一样拥有真理,但却被迫投降。