As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.

  • -- Henry David Thoreau 亨利·大卫·梭罗

至于行善;这是一个很充实的职业。此外,我已经公平地尝试过了,尽管这似乎有些奇怪,但我很满意,它不符合我的体质。

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Men even contract the dirty, filthy habit of chewing tobacco, and when the habit gets a good hold upon them they are never satisfied except when they have a wad of the stuff in their mouth. So with drinking. It is largely a habit.

人们甚至染上了咀嚼烟草的恶习,当这种恶习牢牢地控制住他们时,他们永远不会满足,除非他们嘴里含着一团烟草。所以喝酒。这在很大程度上是一种习惯。

A process which led from the amoeba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress though whether the amoeba would agree with this opinion is not known.

从阿米巴变形虫到人类的过程在哲学家们看来是一个明显的进步,尽管阿米巴变形虫是否会同意这一观点还不清楚。

It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

说人类应该满足于平静是徒劳的,他们必须有行动;如果他们找不到,他们会成功的。

I don't know that I'd agree I was our best player.

我不知道我是否同意我是我们最好的球员。