When you disarm your subjects you offend them by showing that either from cowardliness or lack of faith, you distrust them; and either conclusion will induce them to hate you.

  • -- Niccolò Machiavelli 尼科尔·马基雅维利

当你解除你的臣民的武装时,你冒犯了他们,因为你表现出的要么是因为怯懦,要么是因为缺乏信仰,你不信任他们;任何一个结论都会让他们恨你。

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If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, i am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished.

如果我们对自己的信心得到更广泛的教导和实践,我相信我们所拥有的大部分罪恶和痛苦都会消失。

Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.

谦逊不是懦弱。温柔不是软弱。谦卑和温柔的确是精神上的力量。

Personal faith can be a powerful force for public good.

个人信仰可以成为公共利益的强大力量。

Humor is the most engaging cowardice.

幽默是最迷人的懦弱。