The moral law commands us to make the highest possible good in a world the final object of all our conduct.

  • -- Paul Ricoeur 保罗·利科

道德律要求我们把世界上可能达到的最高善作为我们一切行为的最终目标。

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But assuming the same premises, to wit, that all men are equal by the law of nature and of nations, the right of property in slaves falls to the ground; for one who is equal to another cannot be the owner or property of that other.

但是,假定在同样的前提下,即在自然法则和民族法则下人人平等,奴隶的财产权就会土崩瓦解;因为平等的一方不能成为另一方的所有者或财产。

The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.

琐事定律…简单地说,这意味着在议程任何项目上花费的时间将与所涉数额成反比。

Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance.

与其说人是环境的产物,不如说人是环境的建筑师。

Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral.

大自然教给我们的比她说教的要多。石头里没有布道。从石头中得到火花比从道德中得到道德更容易。

The brute necessity of believing something so long as life lasts does not justify any belief in particular.

只要生命存在,就必须相信某种东西,这种残忍的必要性并不特别证明任何信仰是正当的。

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

如果人们仅仅因为害怕惩罚而善良,而希望得到回报,那么我们真的很遗憾。

Good nature will always supply the absence of beauty; but beauty cannot supply the absence of good nature.

善良的天性总会弥补美丽的缺失;但是美不能弥补善良本性的缺失。

I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.

我一直尽职尽责。我要死了。我唯一的遗憾是我离开我的朋友。

If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.

如果我能阻止一颗心的破碎,我就不会白活。

Go put your creed into the deed,Nor speak with double tongue.

你要将你的信立在行为上,也不要说恶言。

Science commits suicide when it adopts a creed.

科学一旦采纳了某种信条,就等于自杀。

Keep true to the dreams of your youth.

坚持年轻时的梦想。