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Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.

  • -- Washington Irving 华盛顿欧文

小小的心灵会被不幸驯服和征服;但伟大的思想高于它们。

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Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.

一个人想要上升到神的平台，就需要纯净的言语、心灵、感官和慈悲的心。

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Logicians have but ill defined As rational the human mind. Logic, they say, belongs to man, But let them prove it if they can.

逻辑学家的定义很模糊 作为理性的人类思想。 他们说，逻辑属于人类， 但如果可以的话，就让他们来证明吧。

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It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.

没有受过任何政治训练就被任命为行政长官，这是我的幸运，也是我的不幸。

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We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement.

我们在柔和的颜色、精致的剪裁和圆滑低调的整体氛围中看起来是最棒的。

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The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.

强者把克服困难当作自己的首要兴趣;成功只会来得更晚。

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For this is the mark of a wise and upright man, not to rail against the gods in misfortune.

因为在患难中不毁谤神、乃是智慧正直人的豫兆。

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I work best when there is adversity: I seem to get calmer the more the fur is flying.

我在逆境中工作得最好:皮毛越飞，我似乎就越平静。

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Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

艺术中的美往往只是被抑制的丑陋。

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