I have taken this step because I want the discipline, the fire and the authority of the Church. I am hopelessly unworthy of it, but I hope to become worthy.

  • -- Edith Sitwell 伊迪丝·西特韦尔

我之所以这样做,是因为我想要教会的纪律、火和权柄。我毫无希望地不配拥有它,但我希望变得有价值。

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Self-discipline is an act of cultivation. It require you to connect today's actions to tomorrow's results. There's a season for sowing a season for reaping. Self-discipline helps you know which is which.

自律是一种修养。它要求你把今天的行动和明天的结果联系起来。有播种的季节,也有收获的季节。自律能帮助你分清哪个是哪个。

If you say that the history of the Church is a long succession of scandals, you are telling the truth, though if that is all you say, you are distorting the truth.

如果你说教会的历史是一连串的丑闻,那你就是在说真话,虽然如果你说的就是这些,那你就是在歪曲事实。

I'm not good enough, technically, to be a classic musician. I lack discipline.

从技术上讲,我还不够优秀,不足以成为一名古典音乐家。我缺乏纪律。

There are no small churches, just small people.

没有小教堂,只有小人物。