Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.

  • -- Edith Wharton 伊迪丝·沃顿

不幸使莉莉变得柔软,而不是变硬,柔韧的东西比坚硬的东西更不易折断。

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As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

正如父亲通常所做的那样,没有父亲很少是不幸的;考虑到儿子的普遍情况,没有孩子很少是不幸的。

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.

小小的心灵会被不幸驯服和征服;但伟大的思想高于它们。