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

  • -- William Penn 威廉·佩恩

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。

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The world is not looking for servants, there are plenty of these, but for masters, men who form their purposes and then carry them out, let the consequences be what they may.

这个世界不是在寻找仆人,有很多这样的人,而是在寻找主人,这些人形成了自己的目标,然后实现了它们,让结果顺其自然。

Authority is something from which we are constantly subtracting, of which there remains always a residue, and which we attempt to make smaller and smaller.

权威是我们不断从它身上减去的东西,它总有残余,我们试图把它变得越来越小。

It is hard to say why politicians are called servants, unless it is because a good one is hard to find.

很难说政客为什么被称为仆人,除非是因为很难找到一个好仆人。

Never give meaning to a little act of sweetness. It might give you a wrong impression or expectation.

永远不要为小小的甜蜜举动赋予意义。它可能给你一个错误的印象或期望。

The war of ants over your cloths is prove of your sweetness and attractiveness.

蚂蚁对你衣服的战争证明了你的甜美和吸引力。

The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind.

哲学家不应该试图逃避下定决心的责任。

Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men.

自由是从别人的专制统治中解放出来的。

Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.

每个人都应该耐心地承受自己行为的结果。

I'm extremely lucky in that my wife is the chief scheduler.

我非常幸运,因为我妻子是主要的日程安排者。

A sweetheart is a bottle of wine, a wife is a wine bottle.

爱人是一瓶酒,妻子是一瓶酒。