Because men believe not in Providence, therefore they do so greedily scrape and hoard. They do not believe in any reward for charity, therefore they will part with nothing.

  • -- Isaac Barrow 艾萨克·巴罗

因为人们不相信天意,所以他们贪婪地搜刮和囤积。他们不相信任何对慈善的回报,因此他们将一无所有。

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What you give for the cause of charity in health is gold; what you give in sickness is silver; what you give after death is lead.

你为健康慈善事业所付出的是金子;你在疾病中所给予的是银子;你死后给的是铅。

The lash may force men to physical labor, it cannot force them to spiritual creativity.

鞭笞可能迫使人们从事体力劳动,但不能强迫他们从事精神创造。

Do not ask me for charity now: Go away until your bones are clean.

现在不要求我施舍,你去吧,直到你的骨头乾净。

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

单身汉有良心,已婚男人有妻子。