Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.

  • -- Epictetus 埃皮克特斯

人之所以不安,不是因为事物本身,而是因为他们对事物的看法。

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That men should live honestly, quietly, and comfortably together, it is needful that they should live under a sense of God's will, and in awe of the divine power, hoping to please God, and fearing to offend Him, by their behaviour respectively.

人们应该诚实、安静、舒适地生活在一起,这是有必要的,他们应该生活在上帝的意志下,敬畏神的力量,希望取悦上帝,并害怕他们的行为分别冒犯他。

Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.

两个人望着同一个监狱的栅栏;一个看到泥,另一个看到星星。