I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every man, of all the happiness which he can enjoy without diminishing the happiness of his fellow men.

  • -- Thomas Henry Huxley 赫胥黎

我认为,人类的利益意味着每个人都能获得他所能享受的一切幸福,而不损害他的同胞的幸福。

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By far the greatest part of those goods which are the objects of desire, are procured by labour; and they may be multiplied, not in one country alone, but in many, almost without any assignable limit, if we are disposed to bestow the labour necessary to obtain them.

到目前为止,欲望所追求的绝大部分商品都是通过劳动获得的;而且,如果我们愿意付出获得这些权利所必需的劳动,这些权利可以成倍地增加,不仅在一个国家,而且在许多国家,几乎没有任何可转让的限制。

It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution.

一个杰出的人想要逃避责难是愚蠢的,而受责难的影响是软弱的表现。古代所有的杰出人物,甚至世界上各个时代的人,都经历过这种激烈的迫害。

The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But we now face a task for which we have little experience, the task of surviving prosperity.

人类在逆境中生存有着悠久的经验和优良的传统。但我们现在面临着一项我们几乎没有经验的任务,那就是繁荣昌盛。

Surely man was not created to be an idle fellow; he was not set in this universal orchard to stand still as a tree.

人并不是生来就懒惰的;他在这个世界的果园里,并不是要像一棵树一样静止不动。

I didn't want to be famous. I just wanted to earn enough money to have a nice life and enjoy acting.

我不想出名。我只是想挣足够的钱过上好日子,享受表演。

Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.

每一个创造者都痛苦地经历着他的内在视觉和最终表达之间的鸿沟。

I enjoy tutoring. I just really enjoy the experience of teaching.

我喜欢辅导。我真的很享受教学的经历。

Our country is the world - our countrymen are all mankind.

我们的国家是世界——我们的同胞是全人类。

Every noble work is at first impossible.

每一项伟大的工作最初都是不可能完成的。

To read too many books is harmful.

读太多书是有害的。