A discriminating irreverence is the creator and protector of human liberty.

  • -- Mark Twain 马克·吐温

有辨别力的不敬是人类自由的创造者和保护者。

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There is only one valid way to partake of the universe -- whether the partaking is of food and water, the love of another, or, indeed, a pill. That way is characterized by reverence -- a reverence born of a felt sense of participation in the universe, a kinship with all and with all matter.

分享宇宙只有一种有效的方式——不管分享的是食物和水、对他人的爱,还是一粒药丸。这种方式的特点是敬畏——一种源于对宇宙参与感的敬畏,一种与所有人和所有物质的亲近感。

The problem to be faced is: how to combine loyalty to one's own tradition with reverence for different traditions.

要面对的问题是:如何把对自己传统的忠诚与对不同传统的尊重结合起来。

If God send me no husband, for the which blessing I am at him upon my knees every morning and evening ...

如果上帝不给我丈夫,我每天早晚跪在他面前为他祝福……

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.

自由不过是一无所有的代名词。