Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty, and happiness will follow as the shadow comes with the sunshine.

  • -- Tryon Edwards 特赖恩·爱德华兹

为幸福而追求幸福,你不会找到它;追求责任,幸福就会随着阳光而来。

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I don't think that much anymore in terms of 'write a record, record a record, tour a record,' because in my own mind, things have changed, in that I'm just an ongoing artist. I'm not quite sure what the next project needs to be until it presents himself, and then I know. I just follow dutifully while I'm being led.

我不再认为“写一张唱片,录一张唱片,巡演一张唱片”,因为在我自己的脑海里,事情已经发生了变化,因为我只是一个正在进行中的艺术家。我不太确定下一个项目需要什么,直到它出现在我面前,然后我才知道。我只是在被领导的时候尽职尽责地跟着。

Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery's shadow or reflection: the fact that you don't merely suffer but have to keep on thinking about the fact that you suffer. I not only live each endless day in grief, but live each day thinking about living each day in grief.

可以说,每一种痛苦的一部分都是痛苦的影子或反映:你不仅要受苦,而且必须不断地思考你受苦的事实。我不仅在无尽的悲伤中度过每一天,而且在每一天都想着在悲伤中度过每一天。

In the time we have it is surely our duty to do all the good we can to all the people we can in all the ways we can.

在我们所拥有的时间里,我们有责任尽我们所能,尽我们所能,以我们所能的方式,为所有的人做最好的事情。

We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are.

我们把不幸和幸福都夸大了。我们从来没有像自己说的那么穷,也从来没有像自己说的那么幸福。

When it is not in our power to follow what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable.

当我们无力追随真理时,我们就应该追随最有可能发生的事。

There are many scapegoats for our sins, but the most popular one is Providence.

我们的罪有许多代罪羔羊,但最常见的是神。

The most valuable service is one rendered to our fellow humans.

最宝贵的服务是为我们的同胞服务。