The man of virtuous soul commands not, nor obeys.

  • -- Percy Bysshe Shelley 珀西·比西·雪莱

有美德的人不命令,也不服从。

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The liberty of man consists solely in this, that he obeys the laws of nature because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been imposed upon him externally by any foreign will whatsoever, human or divine, collective or individual.

人的自由完全在于他遵守自然法则,因为他自己承认这些法则,而不是因为这些法则是由任何外来意志强加给他的,无论是人类的还是神圣的,集体的还是个人的。

There's one fundamental law that all of nature obeys that mankind breaks every day. Now, this is a law that's evolved over billions of years, and the law is this: Nothing in nature takes more than it needs.

有一个基本的规律是所有的大自然都遵守的,而人类每天都在违反它。这是一条经过数十亿年进化而来的定律,它是这样的:自然界中没有什么比它所需要的更多。

We can only write well about our sins because it is too difficult to recall a virtuous act or even whether it was the result of good or evil motives.

我们只能把自己的罪恶写得很好,因为我们很难回忆起一件善行,甚至是善恶动机的结果。

That old man dies prematurely whose memory records no benefits conferred. They only have lived long who have lived virtuously.

那位老人英年早逝,他的记忆没有任何好处。只有生活得高尚的人才能长寿。

To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt.

制定人们不能也不愿遵守的法律,只会使所有的法律受到蔑视。

The love of a man is like a drop of color into something clear.

对一个人的爱,就像一滴彩色的水滴在清澈的物体上。