Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

  • -- Cyril Connolly 西里尔·康诺利

诸神想要毁灭的人,他们首先称其为有希望之人。

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Purity is not imposed upon us as though it were a kind of punishment, it is one of those mysterious but obvious conditions of that supernatural knowledge of ourselves in the Divine, which we speak of as faith. Impurity does not destroy this knowledge, it slays our need for it.

纯洁并不是强加在我们身上的,好像它是一种惩罚,它是那种神秘而明显的条件之一,使我们对自己在神性中的超自然认识,我们称之为信仰。不洁净并不会破坏我们的知识,它只会减少我们对知识的需求。

It is my fondest wish that the gift of song that God has given me will flow from my soul to yours and help ease any burden that might weigh upon you.

我衷心地希望,上帝赐给我的这首歌能从我的灵魂流向你们的灵魂,帮助你们减轻任何负担。

Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.

责任,是我们语言中最崇高的词。凡事尽你的本分。你不能做得更多;你不应该希望做得更少。

You may keep your beauty and your health, unless you destroy them yourself, or discourage them to stay with you, by using them ill.

你可以保持你的美丽和健康,除非你自己毁了它们,或者不鼓励它们和你在一起,因为你不好地利用它们。