If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.

  • -- Charles Darwin 查尔斯·达尔文

如果穷人的痛苦不是由自然法则造成的,而是由我们的制度造成的,那么我们的罪就太大了。

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Well, I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner. And that's what I try to do, is sometimes I lean to one side of it, sometimes I lean to the other.

嗯,我总是说法律的解释应该是宽大的。这就是我想做的,有时我向一边倾斜,有时我向另一边倾斜。

The misery of a child is interesting to a mother, the misery of a young man is interesting to a young woman, the misery of an old man is interesting to nobody.

孩子的不幸对母亲是有趣的,青年男子的不幸对青年妇女是有趣的,老人的不幸对任何人都不有趣。

So, who in the media is without sin among us? I am in the media and I am a major league sinner. I don't know anyone except my wife who isn't a big time sinner.

那么,在媒体中谁是无罪的呢?我在媒体界,我是一个大联盟的罪人。除了我的妻子,我不认识任何一个人不是大罪人。

I don't follow any system. All the laws you can lay down are only so many props to be cast aside when the hour of creation arrives.

我不遵循任何制度。当创造的时刻到来时,你所能制定的所有法律只不过是一堆靠山。

Modern poets talk against business, poor things, but all of us write for money. Beginners are subjected to trial by market.

现代诗人反对商业,可怜的东西,但我们都为钱写作。新手要接受市场的考验。

If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottage princes' palaces.

如果做事情就像知道该做什么一样容易,那么小教堂就是教堂,穷人的小屋就是王子的宫殿。

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

一切提高人性的劳动,都是有尊严、有价值的,都要经过艰苦卓绝的努力。

He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it.

在可能的时候不禁止罪恶的人,就是命令罪恶的人。

I demand excellence from the people I work with.

我要求和我一起工作的人要优秀。

Misery is the company of lawsuits.

痛苦伴随着诉讼。