A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
不幸
Misfortune
It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.
有非常聪明的人掌管事务,往往是一件不幸的事。他们对普通人期望过高。
Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world.
只有流亡的不幸,才能提供对世界现实的深入了解和概览。
It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.
没有受过任何政治训练就被任命为行政长官,这是我的幸运,也是我的不幸。
Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.
不幸使莉莉变得柔软,而不是变硬,柔韧的东西比坚硬的东西更不易折断。
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
想想你现在的幸福,每个人都有很多,而不是想你过去的不幸,每个人都有一些。
Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
愿意这样吧。接受已经发生的一切是克服任何不幸后果的第一步。
Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
聪明人很少遭不幸;他最大的和最高的兴趣是由理性引导的,贯穿于他的一生。
Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a thought, or all thought, when he wants to.
人最大的不幸是,他没有器官,没有眼睑,没有刹车,无法在他想要的时候掩盖或阻止一个想法,或所有的想法。
As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.
正如父亲通常所做的那样,没有父亲很少是不幸的;考虑到儿子的普遍情况,没有孩子很少是不幸的。
Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater than the illustrious heroes.
生活、不幸、孤独、遗弃、贫穷,都是有英雄的战场;无名英雄,有时比显赫的英雄更伟大。
Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.
知识是一种财富,任何不幸都无法摧毁,任何权威都无法收回,任何敌人都无法控制。这使知识成为所有自由中最伟大的。
Your dear baby has died innocent and blameless, and has been called away by an all wise and merciful Creator, most probably from a life to misery and misfortune, and most certainly to one of happiness and bliss.
你亲爱的孩子无辜无辜地死去了,被一位充满智慧和仁慈的造物主带走了,很可能从一生的苦难和不幸中走出来,也很可能从一生的幸福和幸福中走出来。
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Misfortune is not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.
不幸不是可以避免的,而是无法避免的。
Property is not the sacred right. When a rich man becomes poor it is a misfortune, it is not a moral evil. When a poor man becomes destitute, it is a moral evil, teeming with consequences and injurious to society and morality.
财产不是神圣的权利。富人变穷是一种不幸,而不是道德上的罪恶。当一个穷人变得贫困,这是一种道德上的罪恶,充满了后果,有害于社会和道德。
It is a great art to laugh at you own misfortune.
嘲笑自己的不幸是一门伟大的艺术。
My wife, Jill, and I have an incredibly close working relationship, and an incredibly happy married one. We met through work. I was the world's worst advertising copywriter. She had the misfortune to be my account director, so from the very start she was my boss, and she still is.
我和我的妻子吉尔有着非常亲密的工作关系,婚姻也非常幸福。我们是通过工作认识的。我是世界上最差的广告文案。她不幸成为我的客户总监,所以从一开始她就是我的老板,现在仍然是。
A man endures misfortune without complaint.
人能忍受不幸而不抱怨。
He who cannot bear misfortune is truly unfortunate.
不能忍受不幸的人是真正的不幸。