The real or supposed rights of man are of two kinds, active and passive; the right in certain cases to do as we list; and the right we possess to the forbearance or assistance of other men.

  • -- William Godwin 威廉·葛德文

人的真正的或假定的权利有两种,主动的和被动的;在某些情况下,我们列出的权利;以及我们拥有的获得他人宽容或帮助的权利。

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Among all kinds of Writing, there is none in which Authors are more apt to miscarry than in Works of Humour, as there is none in which they are more ambitious to excel.

在所有的写作中,没有哪一种写作比幽默作品更容易出错,因为没有哪一种写作比幽默作品更有野心超越他人。

Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God.

他既将一切虚空的忧虑消除,将一切的信心投靠神,就必大有平安。

My father had all kinds of instruments in the house that he would hide from my mother. He bought them through mail order!

我父亲家里有各种各样的乐器,他会把它们藏起来不让我母亲看到。他是通过邮购买的!

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we are much more.

我们还没有拥有我们自己,但同时我们知道我们有更多。