The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.

  • -- Khalil Gibran 纪伯伦

一个人的意义不在于他得到了什么,而在于他渴望得到什么。

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The object of preaching is to constantly remind mankind of what they keep forgetting; not to supply the intellect, but to fortify the feebleness of human resolutions.

传道的目的,是要不断地提醒世人,他们常常忘记的事;不是为了提供智力,而是为了加强人类意志的软弱。

To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.

要获得知识,每天都要增加。要想获得智慧,每天都要去除一些东西。

Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.

在任何事情上追求完美的艺术家,在任何事情上都无法达到完美。

No man is free who is a slave to the flesh.

凡属肉体的人,没有一个是自由的。