In like manner, if I let myself believe anything on insufficient evidence, there may be no great harm done by the mere belief; it may be true after all, or I may never have occasion to exhibit it in outward acts.

  • -- William Kingdon Clifford 威廉·金顿·克利福德

同样地,如果我在没有充分证据的情况下让自己相信任何事情,那么仅仅相信一件事也许并没有什么大的害处;也许这是真的,也许我永远没有机会在外表上表现出来。

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Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners.

乍一看,似乎没有什么比人类行为的外在形式更不重要的了,然而,没有什么比这更值得人们重视的了:除了生活在一个没有自己礼仪的社会里,人们对一切都习以为常了。

Only baptize them if you truly believe these people are ready, taking a little more time if necessary so the Holy Ghost can strengthen them a little more.

只有当你真的相信这些人已经准备好了,才给他们施洗;如果必要的话,多花一点时间,这样圣灵才能使他们更坚强。

People believe what they want to believe.

人们相信他们想相信的。

Beware of a man with manners.

注意有礼貌的人。