Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, and the circuits of the stars, and pass themselves by.

  • -- Augustine of Hippo 河马的奥古斯丁

人们到国外去欣赏高山、大海的汹涌澎湃、河流的汹涌澎湃、海洋的罗盘和星星的运行轨迹,然后就从那里经过了。

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If out of all mankind one finds a single friend, he has found something more precious than any treasure, since there is nothing in the world so valuable that it can be compared to a real friend.

如果一个人在全人类中找到了一个朋友,那么他就找到了比任何财富都珍贵的东西,因为世界上没有什么东西比真正的朋友更珍贵。

As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children.

尽管我与圣人和英雄交谈得很多,但他们很少有我的爱和钦佩。我渴望乡村和家庭的景色,渴望鸟鸣和孩子们的闲聊。

I don't think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are both just illusions that can manipulate you into thinking theres some kind of change.

我认为人类的心灵无法理解过去和未来。它们都只是一种幻觉,可以操纵你,让你认为会发生某种变化。

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

任何人的死亡都使我渺小,因为我与人类息息相关;因此,永远不要派人去打听丧钟为谁而鸣;它为你收费。

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.

与其担心别人对你的评价,为什么不花时间去做一些他们欣赏的事情呢?

There has also been much love, joy, evidence of admiration, there has never been one without the other.

也有很多爱,欢乐,钦佩的证据,从来没有一个没有另一个。

In the evolution of mankind there has always been a certain degree of social coherence.

在人类的进化过程中,始终存在着一定程度的社会一致性。

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.

虽然熟悉可能不会滋生轻视,但它会消除钦佩的边缘。