We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are in true spiritual darkness, we do not even know that we have fallen.

  • -- Thomas Merton 托马斯·默顿

即使在我们最开明的时候,我们也会不断地跌倒。但我们在属灵的黑暗里,甚至不知道自己跌倒了。

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The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I have no wealth to bestow on him. If he knows that I am happy in loving him, he will want no other reward. Is not friendship divine in this?

我能为我的朋友做的最多的就是做他的朋友。我没有钱给他。如果他知道我爱他是幸福的,他就不要别的报酬了。难道友谊不是神圣的吗?

It's risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk if he comes home too early.

在婚姻中,男人回家太晚是有风险的,但如果他回家太早,有时会带来更大的风险。

Say what you are thinking, not what you think you should say. She'll appreciate it, even if it's not always what she wants to hear.

说你在想什么,而不是你认为你应该说什么。她会很感激的,即使这并不总是她想听到的。

Paris is one of the most beautiful places in all the world. Unfortunately, I was so homesick I couldn't appreciate its beauty.

巴黎是世界上最美丽的地方之一。不幸的是,我是如此想家,我不能欣赏它的美丽。

Dramatically, I like darkness, I like conflict - but I don't see the world as defined by them.

戏剧性的是,我喜欢黑暗,我喜欢冲突——但我不认为世界是由他们定义的。

Darkness shields as much as it threatens.

黑暗既能保护我们也能威胁我们。