As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

  • -- Lord Chesterfield 切斯特菲尔德勋爵

正如父亲通常所做的那样,没有父亲很少是不幸的;考虑到儿子的普遍情况,没有孩子很少是不幸的。

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Your dear baby has died innocent and blameless, and has been called away by an all wise and merciful Creator, most probably from a life to misery and misfortune, and most certainly to one of happiness and bliss.

你亲爱的孩子无辜无辜地死去了,被一位充满智慧和仁慈的造物主带走了,很可能从一生的苦难和不幸中走出来,也很可能从一生的幸福和幸福中走出来。

For this is the mark of a wise and upright man, not to rail against the gods in misfortune.

因为在患难中不毁谤神、乃是智慧正直人的豫兆。

Nobody ever asks a father how he manages to combine marriage and a career.

没有人会问一个父亲他是如何把婚姻和事业结合起来的。

A father is a banker provided by nature.

父亲是天生的银行家。