Because men believe not in Providence, therefore they do so greedily scrape and hoard. They do not believe in any reward for charity, therefore they will part with nothing.

  • -- Isaac Barrow 艾萨克·巴罗

因为人们不相信天意,所以他们贪婪地搜刮和囤积。他们不相信任何对慈善的回报,因此他们将一无所有。

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Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top.

就像轮子上的狗,笼子里的鸟,或链子上的松鼠一样,雄心勃勃的人仍在不停地往上爬,付出了巨大的劳动和无尽的焦虑,却永远爬不到顶端。

Don't judge without having heard both sides. Even persons who think themselves virtuous very easily forget this elementary rule of prudence.

没有听取双方的意见,不要妄下结论。甚至那些自以为有道德的人也很容易忘记这条谨慎的基本原则。

Men are strong so long as they represent a strong idea they become powerless when they oppose it.

人是强大的,只要他们代表一个强大的想法,当他们反对它时,他们就会变得无能为力。

I hope one day I will host my own charity event to give back to society.

我希望有一天我能举办自己的慈善活动,回馈社会。