When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see.

  • -- Chinua Achebe 奇努阿切贝

老年人说话,并不是因为我们口中甜言蜜语;因为我们看到了一些你看不到的东西。

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It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.

忘记痛苦是如此之难,但记住甜蜜就更难了。我们没有伤痕来显示幸福。我们从和平中学到的太少。

Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for children and servants, yet not without sweetness.

一个男人和他的妻子之间,除了爱,没有什么可以支配。权柄是给孩童和仆人的,却不是不可爱的。