So that godly sorrow may be discerned by this train of graces wherewith it is accompanied, that worldly sorrow wants, at least in the truth of them, though it may have some shadows of them.

  • -- Thomas Hooker 汤姆斯·胡克

这样,属灵的忧愁,虽然有几分忧愁的影儿,但至少在这慈惠的心肠上,是缺乏的。

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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth. While truths, on which eternal things depend, can hardly find a single friend.

仪式引导着她的偏执,准备为毫无价值的阴影而战。然而,永恒的事物所依赖的真理却很难找到一个朋友。

But, truly, I have wept too much! The Dawns are heartbreaking. Every moon is atrocious and every sun bitter.

但是,说真的,我哭得太多了!黎明令人心碎。每个月亮都是残酷的,每个太阳都是苦涩的。

Just as tall trees are known by their shadows, so are good men known by their enemies.

正如高大的树木因其阴影而为人所知,好人也因其敌人而为人所知。

Children are certain sorrow, but uncertain joy.

孩子们有确定的悲伤,但也有不确定的快乐。