A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.

  • -- John Adams 约翰·亚当斯

渴望被他的同伴们观察、考虑、尊重、赞扬、喜爱和钦佩,这是人类心灵中发现的最早也是最敏锐的性情之一。

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Uncontrolled, the hunger and thirst after God may become an obstacle, cutting off the soul from what it desires. If a man would travel far along the mystic road, he must learn to desire God intensely but in stillness, passively and yet with all his heart and mind and strength.

如果不加控制,对神的饥渴就会成为一个障碍,切断灵魂与它所渴望的东西的联系。如果一个人想在这条神秘的道路上走得更远,他必须学会强烈地渴望上帝,但要保持安静,被动地,但要全心全意、全心全意、全力以赴。

Desire then is the invasion of the whole self by the wish, which, as it invades, sets going more and more of the psychical processes; but at the same time, so long as it remains desire, does not succeed in getting possession of the self.

因此,欲望是欲望对整个自我的入侵,当它入侵时,会导致越来越多的心理过程;但与此同时,只要欲望还在,就不能成功地占有自我。

Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from the world, where they can be sure of being admired when they are not admirable, and praised when they are not praiseworthy.

许多人恋爱时,总想找一个小小的避难所,远离尘世。在那里,当他们不值得称赞的时候,肯定会受到别人的钦佩;当他们不值得称赞的时候,肯定会受到别人的赞扬。

This freedom of political discussion on the highest level is something which Western civilization has in common with that of classical antiquity, but with no other.

这种最高层次的政治讨论自由是西方文明与古典古代文明的共同点,但没有其他共同点。

I admired what my students were writing, but I think their improvement doesn't directly result from me but from being in a class, being with each other.

我很欣赏我的学生写的东西,但是我认为他们的进步并不是直接来自于我,而是来自于课堂上,来自于彼此之间的交流。

My plan after office is to get up and spend that entire first day helping my wife move into her new senatorial office.

我下班后的计划是起床,用第一天的时间帮助我妻子搬进她的新参议员办公室。

The heart breaks in so many different ways that when it heals, it will have fault lines.

心碎的方式如此之多,以至于当它愈合时,会有断层线。

I love directing. It's where my heart is, and it's the way my mind works.

我爱指挥。这是我的心在哪里,这是我的思维方式。

Unjust attacks on public men do them more good than unmerited praise.

对公众人物的不公正的攻击比不应该得到的赞扬对他们更有好处。

One should use praise to recognize what one is not.

一个人应该用赞美来认识自己不是什么。

Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

隐藏的高尚行为最受尊敬。