All kinds of beauty do not inspire love; there is a kind that only pleases the sight but does not captivate the affections.

  • -- Miguel de Cervantes 塞万提斯

各种各样的美都不能激发爱;有一种只会让人赏心悦目,却不会让人心醉神迷。

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When love is pure, it has the power to conquer. Lover and beloved conquer each other by their affection. The source, the essence, the fullest manifestation of love's conquering power is the love of the soul for the supreme soul, or God.

当爱是纯洁的,它就有征服的力量。爱人和被爱的人用他们的爱征服对方。爱征服一切的力量的源泉、本质和最充分的表现就是灵魂对至高灵魂或上帝的爱。

If one wants another only for some self-satisfaction, usually in the form of sensual pleasure, that wrong desire takes the form of lust rather than love.

如果一个人想要另一个人只是为了某种自我满足,通常是以感官享受的形式,那么错误的欲望就会以欲望而不是爱的形式出现。

Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good.

与其出去吃饭,不如买些好吃的。在家做饭就体现了这种情感。在经济不景气的时候,让自己感觉良好更重要。

My extravagance is my garden - it's the first thing I look at every morning when I wake up. It gives me so much pleasure.

我的奢侈就是我的花园——这是我每天早上醒来第一件要看的东西。它给了我很多快乐。