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It may be a mistake, that man, in a state of nature, is more disposed to cruelty than courtesy.
在自然状态下，人更倾向于残忍而不是礼貌，这也许是个错误。
— Mercy Otis Warren 梅西奥蒂斯沃伦
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更多好句 ↗The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered its even balance is the truly wise man, but such beings are seldom met with.
拥有足够的力量来控制自己，直到他的本性恢复平衡的人才是真正的智者，但这样的人很少遇到。
Giacomo Casanova
贾科莫·卡萨诺瓦
What law, what reason can deny that gift so sweet, so natural that God has given a stream, a fish, a beast, a bird?
有什么法律，有什么理由能否认上帝赐予我们的如此甜美、如此自然的礼物呢?
Pedro Calderon de la Barca
佩德罗·卡尔德隆·德拉巴卡
One marked feature of the people, both high and low, is a love for flowers.
无论贵贱，人们的一个显著特征就是爱花。
Robert Fortune
罗伯特·福琼
The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another
慈悲的整个理念是建立在对所有这些生命的相互依赖的敏锐意识之上的，这些生命都是彼此的一部分，并且都参与到彼此之中
Thomas Merton
托马斯·默顿
While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use, he who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course.
当过分热心的学生日复一日地把事实储存起来以备将来使用时，那些已经学会相信自然的人却发现需要的外部指导越来越少。他会抛弃一个又一个公式，直到得出结论:顺其自然。
Larry Bird
拉里·伯德
The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.
当一个小男孩关心哪一只是松鸦，哪只是麻雀时，他再也看不到鸟儿，也听不到它们唱歌。
Eric Berne
伯恩