Riches are not forbidden, but the pride of them is.

  • -- Saint John Chrysostom 克里索斯托

财富不是被禁止的,但它们的骄傲却是被禁止的。

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On entering a country, ask what is forbidden, on entering a village, ask what are the customs, on entering a private house, ask what should not be mentioned.

进入一个国家,问什么是禁止的,进入一个村庄,问什么是风俗习惯,进入一个私人住宅,问什么是不应该提到的。

I take some pride in... representing myself exactly how I would like to have my son remember me to his kids.

我为……感到自豪。我想让我的儿子在他的孩子面前记住我。

Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.

只有被禁止的快乐才被无节制地爱着;当合法时,它们不会激起欲望。

Why do born-again people so often make you wish they'd never been born the first time?

为什么重生的人总是让你希望他们从来没有第一次出生?

The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander.

智慧人的著作是我们后代唯一不能挥霍的财富。

All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.

所有的成就,所有的财富,都始于一个想法。

Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.

当我们的生活对不信仰者有意义时,事情就错了。

Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home.

骄傲、贪婪和嫉妒在每个家庭都有。