For it would have been better that man should have been born dumb, nay, void of all reason, rather than that he should employ the gifts of Providence to the destruction of his neighbor.

  • -- Quintilian 昆提利亚语

因为人生下来就是哑巴,不,是没有任何理性的,总比他利用上天的恩赐去毁灭他的邻居要好。

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He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections.

一个人如果在私生活中没有高尚的情操,那么他就会,或者很快就会,对他的国家失去所有的尊重。很少有一个人因为背叛祖国而感到内疚,他以前从未在私人关系中丧失过道德义务的感觉。

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

强者是弱者的天意。他是瞎子的眼睛,是软弱人的力量,是无防备人的盾牌。他弯下身子,俯视着倒下的人,笔直地站着。他通过举起别人而站起来。

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God's providence to lead him aright.

以真理为向导,以责任为目的的人,可以放心地信赖上帝的旨意,把他引导得正确。