Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This is his grief. Let him turn which way he will, it falls opposite to the sun; short at noon, long at eve. Did you never see it?

  • -- Henry David Thoreau 亨利·大卫·梭罗

每个人都投下阴影;不仅是他的身体,还有他那不完全融合的精神。这是他的悲伤。任凭他往哪个方向转,日头就向哪个方向落;中午短,晚上长。你没见过吗?

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Evil, and evil spirits, devils and devil possession, are the outgrowth of man's inadequate consciousness of God. We must avoid thinking of evil as a thing in itself - a force that works against man or, against God, if you will.

恶与恶灵、魔鬼与魔鬼附身,都是人类对上帝意识不足的结果。我们必须避免认为邪恶本身就是一种东西——一种对抗人类或上帝(如果你愿意的话)的力量。

Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish the opposite.

好的作家定义现实;坏的只是重述它。一个好的作家能把事实变成真理;一个糟糕的作家往往会适得其反。

Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows.

一个人的名誉就像一个影子,它在你之前是巨大的,在它之后是渺小的。

Opposites may attract, but I wouldn't put my money on a relationship of financial opposites.

性格相对的人可能会互相吸引,但我不会把钱花在经济上相对的人身上。

Don't reason in the mind just obey in the spirit.

不要在心里讲道理,只要在精神上服从。

To light a candle is to cast a shadow.

点燃蜡烛就是投下阴影。