However, one cannot put a quart in a pint cup.

  • -- Charlotte Perkins Gilman 吉尔曼

然而,一个人不能把一夸脱放在一品脱的杯子里。

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To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know; and the best philosophy is to do one's duties, take the world as it comes, submit respectfully to one's lot; bless the goodness that has given us so much happiness with it,

我所知道的最好的智慧,就是根据当时的情况,用常识行事;最好的哲学是尽自己的责任,顺其自然,恭敬地服从自己的命运;上帝保佑赐予我们如此多幸福的善良,

We may be helpless to stop bad things from happening, but perhaps God leaves us signs and road maps to help us recover and reconnect, provided we know where to look.

我们可能无法阻止坏事的发生,但如果我们知道去哪里看,上帝也许会给我们留下路标和路线图,帮助我们恢复和重新联系。

It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death.

沉湎于希望的幻想是很自然的。我们倾向于对那个海妖闭上眼睛,直到她引诱我们走向死亡。

He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.

想要敬拜神的人,对这事不可抱幼稚的幻想,而要勇敢地放弃他的自由和人性。

Sometimes things fall apart so that better things can fall together.

有时候,事情会分崩离析,好让更好的东西在一起。

Common sense is strengthened by joy.

常识因快乐而增强。