A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
自由
Freedom
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.
克服任何困难总会给人带来一种秘密的快乐,因为这意味着突破界限,增加自由。
The history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.
男性反对女性解放的历史也许比解放本身的故事更有趣。
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world, indeed it is the only thing that ever has.
永远不要怀疑一小群有思想、有决心的公民能够改变世界,事实上,这是唯一的改变世界的力量。
For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it.
就我而言,无论精神上的痛苦有多大,我都愿意知道全部的真相;了解最坏的情况并做好准备。
Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.
让自己暴露在最深的恐惧中;在那之后,恐惧就没有了力量,对自由的恐惧就会减少和消失。你都是免费的。
Value your freedom or you will lose it, teaches history. 'Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn.
历史教导我们,珍惜你的自由,否则你将失去它。“不要用政治来烦我们”,那些不想学习的人回答说。
How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free down to its root, and in that freedom bold.
草地上的花朵是如何绽放的?因为可爱的小花是自由的,它的根是自由的,在这种自由中它是勇敢的。
Novelists have always had complete freedom to pretty much tell their story any way they saw fit. And that's what I'm trying to do.
小说家总是有完全的自由,几乎可以用他们认为合适的任何方式讲述他们的故事。这就是我要做的。
The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws.
自由之路不在于神秘或神秘的表演,而在于明智地运用自然力量和法律。
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
大多数人并不是真的想要自由,因为自由包含责任,而大多数人害怕责任。
We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
我们通过痛苦的经历知道,压迫者永远不会自愿给予自由;这是被压迫者的要求。
It is not the fact of liberty but the way in which liberty is exercised that ultimately determines whether liberty itself survives.
最终决定自由是否存在的不是自由的事实,而是自由的行使方式。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.
如果你喜欢,锁上你的图书馆;但是,没有一扇门,没有一把锁,没有一扇门闩,可以让我的思想自由。
You have a choice. Live or die. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. To be or not to be.
你有一个选择。是死是活。每一次呼吸都是一种选择。每一分钟都是一种选择。生存还是毁灭。
The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.
幸福的秘密是自由,自由的秘密是勇气。
Freedom lies in being bold.
自由在于勇敢。
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.
我不是鸟;没有网能把我缠住;我是一个拥有独立意志的自由的人。
The illusion of freedom is just another sort of prison.
自由的幻想只是另一种监狱。