A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
善良
Kindness
善意既体现在言语里,也体现在愿意理解与帮助他人的行动中。这些语句围绕体谅、分享和尊重展开。
Philanthropic humility is necessary if a giver is to do more good than harm, but it is not sufficient - philanthropic prudence is also needed.
慈善的谦逊是必要的,如果一个捐赠者做的好事多于坏处,但这是不够的,慈善的谨慎也是需要的。
Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.
如果你能伸出援助之手,那就伸出吧。你若不能,就给你弟兄们合掌,为他们祝福,叫他们走自己的路。
I don't think of myself as offbeat and weird. As a kid, I saw myself as the type of guy who would run into a burning building to save the baby.
我不认为自己是另类和怪异的。当我还是个孩子的时候,我认为自己是那种会冲进着火的大楼去救孩子的人。
I've discovered new parts of my manhood, places I couldn't get to without loving someone else unconditionally and putting others before myself.
我发现了我男子气概的新部分,如果我不无条件地爱别人,不把别人放在我的前面,我就无法到达的地方。
But most importantly, we can all be donors. It does not matter how old you are, your race, where you live; all of us can give the gift of life.
但最重要的是,我们都可以成为捐赠者。你的年龄、种族、居住地并不重要;我们所有人都能给予生命的礼物。
The only justice is to follow the sincere intuition of the soul, angry or gentle. Anger is just, and pity is just, but judgement is never just.
唯一的正义是跟随心灵的真诚直觉,愤怒或温和。愤怒是公正的,怜悯是公正的,但判断永远不公正。
Wherefore did he [God] create passions within us, pleasures round about us, but that these rightly tempered are the very ingredients of virtue?
为什么他[神]在我们里面创造激情,在我们周围创造快乐,而这些都是美德的组成部分?
We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique.
我们不能寻求或获得健康、财富、学识、正义或善良。行动总是具体的、具体的、个性化的、独特的。
Kind words are a creative force, a power that concurs in the building up of all that is good, and energy that showers blessings upon the world.
善意的话语是一种创造性的力量,是一种凝聚所有美好事物的力量,是一种将祝福洒向世界的能量。
We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.
我们应该快乐地、迅速地、毫不犹豫地给予,就像我们接受一样;因为那粘在指头上的益处,本是毫无益处的。
Having felt people's love and support first hand through difficult moments in my life makes me feel it's our responsibility to help one another.
在我生命中的困难时刻,我感受到人们的爱和支持,这让我觉得帮助他人是我们的责任。
One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man's laugh before you know anything of him, you may confidently say that he is a good man.
一个人可以从他的笑声中了解一个人,如果你在了解他之前就喜欢他的笑声,你可以自信地说他是一个好人。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
There are realities we all share, regardless of our nationality, language, or individual tastes. As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation, and support from others.
无论我们的国籍、语言或个人品味如何,我们都有共同的现实。正如我们需要食物一样,我们也需要情感的滋养:爱、善意、欣赏和来自他人的支持。
These are really terribly rough times, and we really should try to be as nice to each other as possible.
这是非常艰难的时期,我们真的应该尽可能地善待彼此。
When you share your last crust of bread with a beggar, you mustn't behave as if you were throwing a bone to a dog. You must give humbly, and thank him for allowing you to have a part in his hunger.
当你和一个乞丐分享你的最后一块面包时,你不能表现得像扔骨头给狗一样。你必须谦恭地给予,感谢他允许你参与他的饥饿。
Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more than they expect.
永远试着保持完全的宽容,总是努力给别人比他们期望的更多。
Forgiveness is really just another word for freedom.
宽恕其实只是自由的另一种说法。