Riches are not forbidden, but the pride of them is.

  • -- Saint John Chrysostom 克里索斯托

财富不是被禁止的,但它们的骄傲却是被禁止的。

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All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good; And spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right.

所有的自然不过是你所不知道的艺术;一切你看不见的机会和方向;所有的不和谐,和谐不被理解;一切局部的恶,普遍的善;尽管骄傲,在错误的理性的怨恨中,有一个真理是清楚的,无论它是什么,都是正确的。

It occurs to me it is not so much the aim of the devil to lure me with evil as it is to preoccupy me with the meaningless.

我突然想到,魔鬼的目的与其说是用邪恶来引诱我,不如说是用无意义的事情来占据我的注意力。

Out of the millions and millions of people that inhabit this planet, he is one of the tiny few I can never have.

在居住在这个星球上的数百万人当中,他是我永远无法拥有的极少数人之一。

With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches.

对大多数富人来说,财富的主要享受在于炫耀财富。

Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.

只有被禁止的快乐才被无节制地爱着;当合法时,它们不会激起欲望。

Kosovo is a small country but it also has a lot of riches that were granted to us by God.

科索沃是一个小国,但它也有很多上帝赐予我们的财富。

I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.

如果要花整个夏天的时间,我建议在这条线上决一死战。

Christian is a great noun and a poor adjective.

克里斯蒂安是一个伟大的名词,却是一个糟糕的形容词。