The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted.

  • -- Saint Aurelius Augustine 圣奥勒留奥古斯丁

圣礼的精神美德就像光;它虽经过污秽之地,却未受污染。

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There is nothing besides a spiritual world; what we call the world of the senses is the Evil in the spiritual world, and what we call Evil is only the necessity of a moment in our eternal evolution.

除了属灵的世界,没有别的;我们所称的感官世界是精神世界中的邪恶,而我们所称的邪恶只是我们永恒进化中某一时刻的必然。

Inside all of us is a light, but some beacons are darker than others, and some are so dark they never realize they are a form of light at all.

我们所有人的内心都有一盏灯,但有些灯塔比其他灯塔更暗,有些灯塔太暗了,以至于他们根本没有意识到自己是光的一种形式。

Peace is not the absence of war; it is a virtue; a state of mind; a disposition for benevolence; confidence; and justice.

和平不是没有战争;这是一种美德;精神状态;仁慈的性格;信心;和正义。

The refined punishments of the spiritual mode are usually much more indecent and dangerous than a good smack.

精神模式的优雅惩罚通常比一记漂亮的重击更不雅、更危险。

Men want a woman whom they can turn on and off like a light switch.

男人喜欢能像开灯开关一样开关的女人。

Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.

美德有面纱,罪恶有假面具。