Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master; for in disobeying the one we are unfortunate, and in disobeying the other we are fools.

  • -- Blaise Pascal 巴斯卡

理智比主人更专横地指挥我们;因为不听从那一位,我们就是不幸的;不听从那一位,我们就是愚昧的。

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If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.

你若喜爱神和人的爱,就当谦卑。因为骄傲的心,除了自己不爱别人,别人也不爱他。在美德、力量和理智都不能战胜的地方,谦逊才能发挥作用。

God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.

上帝眷顾着这些树木,把它们从干旱、疾病、雪崩、一千次暴风雨和洪水中拯救出来。但他不能把他们从愚人手中救出来。

The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my path.

我想成功的主要原因是走出贫民区。我的父母帮助我指明了道路。

One fisherman knows another from afar.

一个渔夫认识另一个渔夫。