A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
悲伤
Grief
The greatness of man is great in that he knows himself to be wretched. A tree does not know itself to be wretched.
人的伟大之处在于他知道自己是不幸的。一棵树不知道自己是不幸的。
When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I begin to think of the victims of intact ones.
当我再也无法忍受去想那些破碎家庭的受害者时,我开始去想那些完整家庭的受害者。
What is the difference between burning and gassing people in ovens and doing it to a whole nation out in the open?
在炉子里焚烧和用毒气毒死人,以及在户外对整个国家这样做有什么不同?
Woman marry men hoping they will change. Men marry women hoping they will not. So each is inevitably disappointed.
女人嫁给男人,希望他们能改变。男人娶女人,希望他们不会。所以每个人都不可避免地感到失望。
It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.
假装自己已完全从失望的激情中恢复过来是愚蠢的。这样的伤口总会留下疤痕。
There is sorrow in the world, but goodness too; and goodness that is not greenness, either, no more than sorrow is.
世界上有悲伤,但也有善良;善良不是绿色,正如悲伤不是绿色一样。
The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms - hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.
人的笑声比他的眼泪更可怕,表现形式也更多——空洞、无情、无趣、疯狂。
Consequences lost all purchase when they became mad. And desperation, when pressed beyond anguish, became narcotic.
当他们发疯时,后果就是失去了一切。当绝望压过痛苦,就变成了麻醉剂。
I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it.
我看到没有什么是永恒的。你不想拥有任何对你来说珍贵的东西,因为你可能会失去它。
It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in chaos.
它只是从无聊到幻灭的一步,这自然导致自怜,而自怜又以混乱告终。
To give and receive love, you have to be in touch with pain, you have to be capable of provoking it and feeling it.
要给予和接受爱,你必须接触到痛苦,你必须能够激发和感受它。
Forgetting all our sorrows we rejoice when we see the sorrows of others. Children, this is a depravity of the mind.
当我们看到别人的痛苦时,我们会感到快乐。孩子们,这是一种堕落的思想。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
It is better to be hungry in joy, than to be filled in sorrow.
宁可在喜乐中饥饿,也不愿在忧愁中饱足。
In your emotions: exercise Joy over sadness.
在你的情绪中:用快乐战胜悲伤。
Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often find that want of love is an emptiness that robs the joy from life.
爱会付出很多,但不爱的代价往往更高,那些害怕爱的人往往发现,缺少爱是一种空虚,会夺走生活的乐趣。
The worst solitude is to have no real friendships.
最糟糕的孤独是没有真正的友谊。
The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.
父母的快乐是秘密,他们的悲伤和恐惧也是秘密。