God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.

  • -- Reinhold Niebuhr 莱茵霍尔德·尼布赫

上帝,赐予我们恩典,让我们平静地接受无法改变的事情,赐予我们勇气去改变应该改变的事情,赐予我们智慧去区分两者。

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To illustrate what I mean, an apt dancer may be in thorough unison with the others in that particular group, and at the same time reveal a difference in dancing temperament, rhythm or technique; she may phrase, accentuate or actually interpret differently.

为了说明我的意思,一个灵巧的舞者可能与那个特定群体中的其他人完全一致,同时揭示出舞蹈的气质、节奏或技术上的差异;她可能措辞、强调或实际上解释不同。

I'll just have them change the entry in the demonology textbook from 'almost extinct' to 'not extinct enough for Alec. He prefers his monsters really, really extinct.' Will that make you happy?

我会让他们把恶魔学课本上的条目从“几乎灭绝”改成“对亚历克来说还不够灭绝”。他宁愿他的怪物真的,真的灭绝。“你会高兴吗?”

The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.

生活的最终智慧不需要消除不和谐,而需要在和谐的内部和上面获得宁静。

The more wild and incredible your desire, the more willing and prompt God is in fulfilling it, if you will have it so.

你的欲望越狂野、越不可思议,上帝就越愿意、越迅速地满足你,如果你愿意的话。

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.

勇气几乎是一种矛盾。它意味着一种强烈的愿望,以准备死亡的形式活着。

The only thing I was trying to portray was serenity. Also, innocence, vulnerability and elegance.

我唯一想描绘的是宁静。还有纯真、脆弱和优雅。

The years have simply reconciled us to the fact that we are all here for the transformation.

多年来,我们只是接受了这样一个事实,即我们都在这里等待变革。