A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature.

  • -- Alexander Pope 亚历山大·波普

一个没有统治权、天意和最终目标的上帝,只不过是命运和自然。

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Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. A purpose is the eternal condition of success.

如果一个人不坚定地追求崇高或美好的目标,上帝不会为他留下任何美好或崇高的东西。目标是成功的永恒条件。

Nobody sees the obvious, nobody observes the ordinary. There are more miracles in a square yard of earth than in all the fables of the Church.

没有人看到明显的,没有人观察普通的。一平方码土地上的奇迹比教堂里所有的寓言都要多。

Providence was well aware what lay ahead for me, and my Capuchin training was to prepare me for it.

天意很清楚我的未来,我在卷尾猴身上所受的训练就是为它做准备。

The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things.

和平之路就是爱之路。爱是世界上最伟大的力量。它能征服一切。