The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

  • -- Epictetus 埃皮克特斯

哲学的本质是一个人应该这样生活,他的幸福应该尽可能少地依赖于外在的东西。

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If you would be happy for a week, take a wife; if you would be happy for a month, kill a pig; but if you would be happy all your life, plant a garden.

如果你想快乐一个星期,找一个妻子;如果你想快乐一个月,杀了一头猪;但如果你想一生幸福,就种一个花园吧。

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

虐待动物的人在与人交往时也变得冷酷无情。我们可以通过一个人对待动物的方式来判断他的内心。

Stop lying to yourself. When we deny our own truth, we deny our own potential.

停止欺骗自己。当我们否认自己的真相时,我们就否认了自己的潜力。

Only in the surrender of the light could the darkness prevail.

只有光明投降,黑暗才能获胜。