Better to do a kindness near home than go far away to burn incense.

宁可离家近行善事,不愿到远方去烧香。

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It is not seen as insane when a fighter, under an attack that will inevitable lead to his death, chooses to take his own life first. In fact, this act has been encouraged for centuries, and is accepted even now as an honorable reason to do the deed. How is it any different when you are under attack by your own mind?

当一名战士在一场不可避免地会导致他死亡的攻击下,选择先结束自己的生命,这并不被认为是疯狂的。事实上,这种行为已经被鼓励了几个世纪,甚至现在也被认为是做这种行为的一个光荣的理由。当你受到自己思想的攻击时,又有什么不同呢?

The man of sensibility is too busy talking about his feelings to have time for good deeds.

有情感的人忙于谈论自己的感受,无暇去做善事。

No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.

没有一种灰烬比熏香的更轻,而且很少有东西烧得更快。

You burn incense before the god, and then topple him.

你在神面前烧香,然后推倒他。