Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.

  • -- Augustine of Hippo 河马的奥古斯丁

既然你不能对所有人都行善,你就应该特别注意那些由于时间、地点或环境的偶然因素而与你有更密切联系的人。

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The Divine wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means whereby to obtain the good things of earth, but as a means whereby we learn to do without them; not as a means whereby we escape evil, but as a means whereby we become strong to meet it.

神的智慧赐给我们祷告,不是要我们得到地上美好的事物,而是要我们学会不需要它们而去做;不是作为我们逃避罪恶的手段,而是作为我们变得强大以面对罪恶的手段。

It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must be a reason the more for us to do it.

孤独是好的,因为孤独是困难的;有些事情是困难的,这一定是我们做这件事的一个原因。

I can be jailed again at any time, it is very easy. They can say I am a criminal and just lock me up.

我可以在任何时候再次入狱,这很容易。他们可以说我是罪犯,然后把我关起来。

I gave up shame a long time ago.

我很久以前就放弃了羞耻。