A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there.

  • -- H. L. Mencken 门肯

教堂是从未去过天堂的绅士们向从未去过天堂的人夸耀的地方。

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Meanwhile the Church more and more provided for the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, by practically chaining His influence to the hierarchy and the sacraments.

与此同时,教会越来越多地提供了圣灵的教义,通过实际地束缚他对等级制度和圣礼的影响。

Gentlemen can now only behave as such, or be tolerated as such, in circumstances that are manifestly contrived or unreal.

绅士们现在只能在明显是人为的或不真实的情况下这样做,或这样被容忍。

The church was an international institution long before globalization.

早在全球化之前,教会就是一个国际性的机构。

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

绅士就是从不无意中伤害别人感情的人。