A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
小
Small
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.
我宁愿承受太多自由带来的不便，也不愿承受太少自由带来的不便。
There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
玩小把戏是没有激情可言的——在满足于一种比你所能生活的更少的生活中。
The Web is now philosophical engineering. Physics and the Web are both about the relationship between the small and the large.
网络现在是哲学工程。物理学和网络都是关于大与小之间的关系。
The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence.
容器里的水闪闪发光;海里的水是黑的。小真理有清晰的文字;伟大的真理有伟大的沉默。
Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry.
大自然只使用最长的线来编织她的图案，所以她的每一小块织物都揭示了整个织锦的组织。
Why is it not just as likely that there were as many small general nearly at first as now, and as great a disproportion in the number of their species?
为什么不像现在一样，一开始有那么多矮小的将军，而他们的种类又不相称呢?
The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose than the interests of one country or a small group of countries.
联合国之所以具有独特的合法性，是因为人们普遍认为，它追求的目标比一个国家或一小群国家的利益更大。
I wanted to start with a very small role, to get my feet wet. I'm sure I'm not as good or as experienced as other actresses, but everybody has to start somewhere.
我想从一个非常小的角色开始，让我的脚湿了。我肯定我没有其他女演员那么好，也没有她们那么有经验，但是每个人总得有个起点。
Providing tax relief and reducing regulations leads to job creation and new economic opportunities for our small businesses, which are the backbone of our economy.
为我们的小企业提供减税和减少税收的规定会创造就业机会和新的经济机会，而小企业是我们经济的支柱。
Everybody wants you to do good things, but in a small town you pretty much graduate and get married. Mostly you marry, have children and go to their football games.
每个人都想让你做好事，但在一个小镇上，你几乎毕业并结婚。大多数情况下，你结婚，生子，去看他们的足球比赛。
These small shows were decidedly a success. The exhibitions were not too large to be seen easily. It was not an effort, as larger collections of pictures usually are.
这些小型演出无疑是成功的。展览规模不大，不容易看到。这不是一个努力，因为更大的图片收藏通常是。
Say to all small and great, and that often, that fully, quickly and willingly, without grumbling and contradiction, they do all your commands that are not against God.
你要对一切大小人常说，他们若遵行你一切诫命，不违背神，是应当尽速乐意，毫无怨言，毫无争竞。
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You know, the funny thing about Lorne and that show is that, you can go over one million things, but in a business of bean counters, he still likes to laugh at small things and creates a show around it.
你知道，洛恩和那个节目的有趣之处在于，你可以做一百多万件事，但在一个精打细算的行业里，他仍然喜欢嘲笑小事情，并围绕它制作节目。
The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play.
人类的声音是所有乐器中最美丽的，但它是最难演奏的。
Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.
大工作通常是那些能证明自己有能力克服小工作的人做的。
I just don't think there are any rules to color. You have a small space with no windows? Put lamps in there, make it dramatic, paint the ceiling black. Do something with it. If it's dark, accentuate the darkness.
我只是不认为有任何规则来着色。你有一个没有窗户的小空间?把灯放进去，让它看起来有戏剧性，把天花板涂成黑色。做点什么吧。如果是黑暗的，强调黑暗。
I wish my waist was as small as my self-esteem.
我希望我的腰和我的自尊一样小。
I've come out of a small jail and entered a bigger one.
我从一个小监狱出来，进入了一个更大的监狱。