A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
荣誉
Honour
A tiger dies and leaves his skin; a man dies and leaves his name.
老虎死了,皮也没了;一个人死了,留下了他的名字。
Although dying of thirst, i drink not the water of a stolen fountain.
虽然渴得要死,我却不喝偷来的泉水。
Dignity does not consist in possessing honours, but in deserving them.
尊严不在于拥有荣誉,而在于应得荣誉。
If a Woman can neither Love nor Honour, she does ill in promising to Obey.
如果一个女人既不能爱也不能尊重,她答应服从就是不礼貌的。
That perfect bliss and sole felicity, the sweet fruition of an earthly crown.
那完美的幸福和唯一的幸福,是尘世王冠的甜美果实。
When a leopard dies, he leaves his coat. When a man dies, he leaves his name.
豹子死后,会留下外套。当一个人死了,他留下他的名字。
Mountains are not esteemed because they are high, but because they have trees.
高山之所以受人尊敬,不是因为它高,而是因为它有树。
Suffering and patience, obedience and application, help the lowly born to honour.
苦难、耐心、顺从和应用,帮助生来卑微的人获得荣耀。
I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman.
如果他不爱我这个女人,我就不要一个把我当作王后来尊敬的丈夫。
One of the key issues will be personal honour vs. the good of the many, and unforeseen consequences.
其中一个关键问题将是个人荣誉与众多利益之争,以及不可预见的后果。
I was not afraid of what I did not like. To overcome dislike of a thing often satisfied one's feeling of honour.
我不害怕我不喜欢的东西。克服对一件事的厌恶常常能使人感到光荣。
Looking up we are not ashamed in the presence of heaven, nor bowing down are we ashamed in the presence of earth.
我们向天举目、在地面前并不羞愧。向地下拜、也不羞愧。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
After honour and state follow envy and hate.
荣誉和地位之后是嫉妒和仇恨。
My honour was not yielded, but conquered merely.
我的荣誉并没有屈服,只是被征服了。
A courtier should be without feeling and without honour.
朝臣应该没有感情,没有荣誉。
And that's my honour, that's what my goal is, to always keep my mum's name ringing, because I know what sacrifices she went through for me.
这就是我的荣誉,这就是我的目标,永远让我妈妈的名字响个不停,因为我知道她为我做出了多大的牺牲。
Honour buys no beef.
荣誉买不到牛肉。