No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.

  • -- Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette 科莱特

任何诱惑都不能以其对象的价值来衡量。

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If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I rise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savour) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

如果这个世界仅仅是诱人的,那就很容易了。如果仅仅是挑战,那就没有问题。但我早上起来时,却在改善(或拯救)世界的欲望和享受(或品味)世界的欲望之间左右为难。这使得计划一天的工作变得困难。

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.

当我能够抵制评判他人的诱惑时,我可以把他们看作是我生命中宽恕的老师,提醒我只有当我宽恕而不是评判时,我才能拥有内心的平静。

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.

友谊是多余的,像哲学,像艺术……它没有生存价值;相反,它是那些赋予生存价值的东西之一。

Value them; they are pearls of great price.

价值;它们是价值连城的珍珠。