I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us, and that is to be compassionate toward other human beings.

  • -- Theodore Bikel 西奥多·比凯尔

我很确定,神只给我们一条诫命,一项义务,那就是怜悯别人。

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We as a Congress have a moral obligation to bring justice to the families of these victims. Furthermore, as a society based on laws, we have a responsibility to ensure that criminals don't go unpunished.

作为国会,我们有道义上的责任为这些受害者的家属伸张正义。此外,作为一个以法律为基础的社会,我们有责任确保罪犯不会逍遥法外。

It is one of the most saddening things in life that, try as we may, we can never be certain of making people happy, whereas we can almost always be certain of making them unhappy.

这是生活中最令人悲伤的事情之一,尽管我们尽了最大的努力,但我们永远不能肯定能让人们幸福,而我们几乎总是能肯定能让他们不幸福。

War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end; it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes.

在战争的发展过程中,出现了一系列不可预见的情况,人类的智慧无法估计其结局;只有一件事是肯定的,那就是增税。

One single vision fills all minds: that of our independence endangered. One single duty imposes itself upon our wills: the duty of stubborn resistance.

所有人心中只有一个愿景:我们的独立受到威胁。有一项责任强加给我们的意志:顽强抵抗的责任。

A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place, your executor must attend.

晚餐邀请,一旦被接受,是一项神圣的义务。如果你在晚宴前去世,你的遗嘱执行人必须出席。

The human being is a most curious creature. He thinks he has got one soul, and he has got dozens.

人类是一种最奇特的生物。他认为他有一个灵魂,而他有几十个。

The human face has limited space. If you fill it with laughter there will be no room for crying.

人脸的空间是有限的。如果你充满欢笑,就没有哭泣的空间。

Progress imposes not only new possibilities for the future but new restrictions.

进步不仅给未来带来了新的可能性,而且带来了新的限制。

Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.

进步不在于提高现状,而在于向未来迈进。

We need art more than ever as we stagger toward the Millennium.

在我们蹒跚迈向千禧年之际,我们比以往任何时候都更需要艺术。