I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning.

  • -- Benjamin Franklin 本杰明富兰克林

我认为死亡对我们的身体就像睡眠一样必要。我们早晨起来精神抖擞。

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I say to people who care for people who are dying, if you really love that person and want to help them, be with them when their end comes close. Sit with them - you don't even have to talk. You don't have to do anything but really be there with them.

我对那些关心濒死之人的人说,如果你真的爱那个人,想要帮助他们,在他们生命垂危的时候和他们在一起。和他们坐在一起——你甚至不需要说话。你不需要做任何事情,只要和他们在一起。

Sometimes I'm so tired, I look down at what I'm wearing, and if it's comfortable enough to sleep in, I don't even make it into my pajamas. I'm looking down, and I'm like, 'T-shirt and stretchy pants? Yup, that's fine. It's pajama-y, good night.'

有时候我太累了,我低头看我穿的衣服,如果它足够舒服,我甚至不把它放进我的睡衣里。我低头一看,心想,‘t恤和弹性裤?是的,这很好。是睡衣,晚安。”

I was lucky enough to grow up in a home where I woke up Christmas morning and had toys. I know that's not the case with all people and I don't think kids should go without experiencing that sort of joy.

我很幸运,我在一个圣诞节早上醒来就有玩具的家里长大。我知道并不是所有人都是这样,我认为孩子们不应该没有经历过那种快乐。

My aunt had a season ticket for the Friday afternoon concerts, and I would go down for lessons. My lessons were Saturday morning.

我姑妈有一张星期五下午音乐会的季票,我要去上课。我的课是星期六上午。

People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to love.

人们讨论我的艺术,假装理解,就好像理解是必要的,而实际上爱是必要的。

It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

说“我们已经尽力了”是没有用的。“你必须成功地做必要的事情。

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

事前把事情想清楚总比事后把事情想清楚要好。

Your Constitution is all sail and no anchor.

你的身体就是帆,没有锚。

Dying would have been so much easier.

死亡会容易得多。