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。

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。

My wife was my greatest asset. I didn't marry her until after World War II, but she has complemented me in every job I've ever had.

我妻子是我最大的财富。我直到二战后才和她结婚,但她在我做过的每一份工作中都对我起到了补充作用。

My wife says I'm making a noise like a stranded whale. I think I have a major snoring problem.

我妻子说我发出的声音像搁浅的鲸鱼。我想我打鼾很严重。

Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.

自然知识的每一个重大进步都涉及到对权威的绝对排斥。

Great allowances ought to be made for the petulance of persons laboring under ill-health.

对身体不好的人的任性应该给予很大的体谅。

I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it.

我和教皇一样有权威,只是没有那么多人相信。

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。

The sweetness of a kola nut doesn't lie in its sugar content.

科拉果的甜味并不在于它的含糖量。

We are servants rather than masters in mathematics.

我们是数学的仆人而不是主人。