Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as the tempter is in pressing it, and he needs not proceed by a surer measure.

  • -- Robert South 罗伯特南方

一个人只要像试探人的人那样,诚心诚意地祷告,抵制诱惑,他就不需要采取更可靠的措施。

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If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I rise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savour) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

如果这个世界仅仅是诱人的,那就很容易了。如果仅仅是挑战,那就没有问题。但我早上起来时,却在改善(或拯救)世界的欲望和享受(或品味)世界的欲望之间左右为难。这使得计划一天的工作变得困难。

The entire universe is working against me. I can't believe the entire universe could be that foolish!

整个宇宙都在与我作对。我不敢相信整个宇宙会这么愚蠢!

You're born with two strikes against you, so don't take a third one on your own.

你生来就有两种打击,所以不要独自承受第三种打击。

You don't need coffee. Nobody needs coffee. You can get along without it.

你不需要咖啡。没有人需要咖啡。没有它你也能过得很好。

A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.

一个更公正的社会是一个更少需要慈善的社会。

Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.

被试探是一回事,跌倒又是另一回事。