Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.

  • -- George Meredith 梅瑞狄斯

对拥有的对象不负有义务的占有接近幸福。

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An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most precious and permanent goods of human life have been madly sacrificed in the interests of momentary enrichment.

一种焦虑不安的不安,一种对利益的强烈渴望已经占领了商业界,在某些情况下,人类生活中最宝贵和永久的财富已被疯狂地牺牲,以换取一时的富裕。

Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.

那些拥有绝对权力的人不仅可以预言并使他们的预言成真,而且他们还可以说谎并使他们的谎言成真。

Each of us knows that we have an obligation to care for the old, the young and the sick. We stand strongest when we stand with the weakest among us.

我们每个人都知道我们有义务照顾老人、小孩和病人。当我们与我们当中最弱小的人站在一起时,我们就会最强。

A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place, your executor must attend.

晚餐邀请,一旦被接受,是一项神圣的义务。如果你在晚宴前去世,你的遗嘱执行人必须出席。