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敌人
Enemies
Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.
和平的五个敌人与我们同在——贪婪、野心、嫉妒、愤怒和骄傲;如果这些被驱逐,我们将永远享有和平。
The man who never makes a mistake always takes orders from one who does. No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies.
从不犯错的人总是听从犯错的人的命令。任何试图以自己的方式追求理想的人都有敌人。
Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it's by someone viewing them as a mirror of their own inadequacy instead of an inspiring beacon for excellence.
当你看到有效的成就或美德受到攻击时,那是因为有人把它们看作是自己不足的一面镜子,而不是通向卓越的鼓舞人心的灯塔。
Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions.
我可以毫不讽刺地说,我有许多杰出的敌人。我欠他们一个很大的债,因为他们使我加倍努力,把我推向新的方向。
I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies in a fight. But my friends, my goddamned friends, they're the ones who keep me walking the floor at nights!
我对我的敌人没有烦恼。我可以在战斗中照顾我的敌人。但是我的朋友们,我该死的朋友们,是他们让我晚上在地板上走来走去!
One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours spent on both sides in inward wrestling with the mental demon of uncharitable feeling.
一起开怀大笑比双方花费数小时在内心与冷酷无情的感情的精神恶魔搏斗更能使敌人更接近内心的交流。
I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
我根据他们的美貌选择朋友,根据他们的人品选择熟人,根据他们的智慧选择敌人。一个人在选择敌人时再谨慎也不为过。
If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring, and youth, the former from the year, the latter from human life.
如果那些反对单纯娱乐的人掌握了世界的方向,他们就会夺走春天和青春,前者从一年之中夺走,后者从人类生活中夺走。
Our enemies can deal a blow to us any time they wish. They did not wait for permission to do this. They do not deal a blow with prior notice. They do not take action because they can't.
我们的敌人可以随时对我们进行打击。他们没有等到允许才这样做。他们不处理事先通知的打击。他们不采取行动是因为他们不能。
The only way I know to pluck from the hearts of enemies their desire to destroy us is to remove from their lives the sense that, for their own physical and spiritual survival, they must.
据我所知,要想从敌人的心中挖出他们毁灭我们的欲望,唯一的办法就是从他们的生活中消除这样一种感觉:为了他们自己的肉体和精神的生存,他们必须这样做。
A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all.
父亲可能背弃他的孩子,兄弟姐妹可能成为根深蒂固的敌人,丈夫可能抛弃妻子,妻子可能抛弃丈夫。惟有母亲的慈爱,能看透一切。
Experience has taught me to believe that, these human beans are the most insidious enemies man, with a tendency to corpulence in advanced life, can possess, though eminently friendly to youth.
经验告诉我,这些人类的豆子是人类最阴险的敌人,人在老年时往往会发胖,尽管对青年特别友好。
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Best friends make the worst enemies, they know all your secrets and how to hurt you the most.
最好的朋友是最坏的敌人,他们知道你所有的秘密,也知道如何伤害你。
Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy.
酒精可能是人类最大的敌人,但圣经说要爱你的敌人。
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
聪明人从他的敌人那里得到的益处比傻瓜从他的朋友那里得到的益处要多。
I have no trouble with my enemies. But my goddam friends,...they are the ones that keep me walking the floor nights.
我对我的敌人没有烦恼。但是我该死的朋友们…他们是那些让我晚上在地板上行走的人。
Listen to your enemy, for God is talking.
你要听仇敌的话,因为神在说话。
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.
在敌人面前,你需要很大的勇气,但在朋友面前,你需要更大的勇气。