Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization.

  • -- Victor Hugo 维克多雨果

耶稣哭了。伏尔泰笑了。从那神圣的眼泪和人类的微笑中,产生了现代文明的优雅。

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We must not try to force him to take civilization immediately in its complete form, but under just laws, guaranteeing to Indians equal civil laws, the Indian question, a source of such dishonor to our country and of shame to true patriots, will soon be a thing of the past.

我们不能强迫他立即把文明以完整的形式呈现出来,但是根据公正的法律,保证印第安人享有平等的民事法律,印第安人的问题,这个使我们的国家蒙羞、使真正的爱国者蒙羞的问题,将很快成为历史。

Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.

任何让我们放慢脚步、迫使我们保持耐心的事情,任何让我们重新回到大自然的慢循环中的事情,都是有帮助的。园艺是优雅的工具。

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.

幸福不能去旅行,不能拥有,不能获得,不能消耗。幸福是带着爱、优雅和感激生活在每一分钟的精神体验。

The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism.

再次代表欧洲文明传统统一的教皇制度,也表现出无法有效限制民族主义的推动。

Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.

除了传授之外,很少有知识是可以保留的;这颗贵重珠宝的光彩在隐藏中消失了。

The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.

现在的时刻是我们唯一可以利用的时刻,它是所有时刻的大门。

The ambassador was never present, but his presence was never absent.

大使从未缺席过,但他从未缺席过。

The highest form of development is to govern one's self.

发展的最高形式是管理自己。