Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing

  • -- Alexander Pope 亚历山大·波普

许多人能做一件聪明的事,更能做一件狡猾的事,但很少有人能做一件慷慨大方的事

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Any ordinary favor we do for someone or any compassionate reaching out may seem to be going nowhere at first, but may be planting a seed we can't see right now. Sometimes we need to just do the best we can and then trust in an unfolding we can't design or ordain.

我们为别人做的任何普通的帮助,或任何富有同情心的伸出援手,一开始似乎都不会有什么结果,但可能正在播下一颗我们现在看不到的种子。有时候,我们需要做的只是尽我们所能,然后相信一个我们无法设计或注定的展开。

To probe for unconscious determinants of behavior and then define a man in their terms exclusively, ignoring his overt behavior altogether, is a greater distortion than ignoring the unconscious completely.

探究行为的无意识决定因素,然后用他们的术语来定义一个人,完全忽略他的公开行为,这比完全忽略无意识更扭曲。

No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal.

不管你多么冷静地去评判,父母的教养最终会产生奇怪的行为,我说的不是孩子。他们的行为总是正常的。

What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give.

我们所说的慷慨,在很大程度上只是给予的虚荣心;我们这样做是因为我们更喜欢虚荣心而不是我们给予的东西。