For, he that expects nothing shall not be disappointed, but he that expects much - if he lives and uses that in hand day by day - shall be full to running over.

  • -- Edgar Cayce 埃德加·凯斯

因为,什么都不期待的人不会失望,但期待太多的人——如果他日复一日地生活和使用手中的东西——将会被压垮。

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Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world.

最终,我们只有一个道德责任:在我们自己身上重新获得大面积的和平,越来越多的和平,并将其反映给他人。我们内心的和平越多,这个混乱的世界就会越和平。

Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones.

就像我们长大后不再穿裤子一样,我们也不再穿熟人、图书馆、原则等等,有时裤子还没穿坏,有时——这是最糟糕的——还没有新裤子。