Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.

  • -- Thich Nhat Hanh 一行禅师

放手给我们自由,自由是幸福的唯一条件。如果我们的内心仍然执着于任何东西——愤怒、焦虑或财产——我们就无法获得自由。

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Many politicians lay it down as a self evident proposition that no people ought to be free until they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water until he had learned to swim.

许多政治家把它作为一个不言自明的主张,即在人们能够充分利用他们的自由之前,没有人应该是自由的。这句格言就像古老故事里的傻瓜,他决定在学会游泳之前不下水。

Nothing is miserable unless you think it so; and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it.

没有什么是悲惨的,除非你这样认为;另一方面,没有什么能带来幸福,除非你满足于它。

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.

我们生活的目标都是快乐;我们的生活各不相同,但都是一样的。

Freedom requires no effort to enjoy but requires heroic efforts to preserve.

自由不需要享受,而需要英勇的努力去维护。