It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.

  • -- Augustine of Hippo 河马的奥古斯丁

使人成为烈士的不是惩罚而是事业。

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I believe in something. But I don't believe that anything can hold a grudge for long enough to condemn its creation to eternal punishment. Nobody can hold a grudge that long, even God.

我有信仰。但我不相信有什么东西能长久地怀恨在心,使它的创造受到永恒的惩罚。没有人会怨恨那么久,即使是上帝。

Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect.

惩罚也许能使我们服从上帝给我们的命令,但充其量也只能教会我们服从权威,而不是增强我们自尊的自我控制。

Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow.

永远不要让你有理由说:“我明天会做得更好。”

Judging is the cause that creates the effect of choosing.

判断是产生选择效果的原因。

It is the cause and not the death that makes the martyr.

使殉道者成为烈士的是事业,而不是死亡。