In this age of crowds in which I have determined to be a solitary, perhaps the greatest sin would be to lament the presence of people on the threshold of my solitude.

  • -- Thomas Merton 托马斯·默顿

在这个群居的时代,我决心要成为一个孤独的人,也许最大的罪恶就是在我即将孤独的时候哀叹人们的存在。

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Every one knows, that the mind will not be kept from contemplating what it loves in the midst of crowds and business. Hence come those frequent absences, so observable in conversation; for whilst the body is confined to present company, the mind is flown to that which it delights in.

每个人都知道,在人群和商业中,人们的头脑不会停止思考自己喜欢什么。因此,他们常常不在家,这在谈话中是显而易见的。因为当身体被限制在现在的陪伴下,思想就会飞向它所喜欢的东西。

A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive.

没有野心的人是死的。一个有野心但没有爱的人是死的。在这个世界上,一个对自己的祝福充满雄心和爱心的人是如此的充满活力。

Youth doesn't need friends - it only needs crowds.

青春不需要朋友,它只需要人群。

It is sin to steal a pin.

偷针是罪恶的。