Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need.

  • -- Thomas Aquinas 托马斯·阿奎那

人不应该把自己的物质财富看作是自己的,而应该看作是所有人共有的,以便在别人需要的时候毫不犹豫地分享。

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Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of God, then he is a disease of the dust. If it is not true that a divine being fell, then we can only say that one of the animals went entirely off its head.

人是例外,不管他是什么。他若不是神的形像,便是尘垢的病。如果神的存在不是真的坠落了,那么我们只能说其中的一只动物完全从它的头上掉了下来。

One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.

一个人的知识只局限于书本,而他的财富却掌握在别人的手中,当需要知识或财富时,他既不能使用知识,也不能使用财富。

Animals are in possession of themselves; their soul is in possession of their body. But they have no right to their life, because they do not will it.

动物能控制自己;他们的灵魂附在他们的身体上。但他们没有生命的权利,因为他们不愿意。

The man of petty ambition if invited to dinner will be eager to be set next his host.

野心不大的人如果被邀请吃饭,就会急于被安排在主人的旁边。