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。
If you're an enthusiast and you love the world like I do, it comes naturally. But I think charity must become more fun to give, more interactive and imaginative.
如果你像我一样热爱这个世界,那么它自然就会到来。但我认为,慈善必须变得更有趣,更具互动性和想象力。
Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing.
在心灵的一切美德和尊严中,善良是最伟大的,因为它是神的品格;没有它,人就是一个忙碌的、淘气的、可怜的东西。
I thought to myself, there's a man who gave up his life to serve others - to touch people in that way is probably the greatest thing you can do as a human being.
我对自己说,有一个人为了服务他人而放弃了自己的生命——以这种方式去接触他人,可能是你作为一个人能做的最伟大的事情。
Like many people, most Libertarians feel empathy and sympathy for less fortunate people. But they know you can't have perfection in a world of limited resources.
和许多人一样,大多数自由主义者对那些不那么幸运的人感到同情和同情。但他们知道,在一个资源有限的世界里,你不可能做到完美。
Living wild species are like a library of books still unread. Our heedless destruction of them is akin to burning the library without ever having read its books.
现存的野生物种就像一个图书馆,里面的书还没有读过。我们不加注意地破坏它们,就像没有读过图书馆的书就把它烧毁了。
Since I was a boy, from this house, I was out rescuing crocodiles and snakes. My mum and dad were very passionate about that and, I was lucky enough to go along.
当我还是个孩子的时候,从这所房子里,我出去救鳄鱼和蛇。我的父母对此很有激情,我很幸运能参与其中。
Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.
为什么音乐家要花那么多时间在慈善事业上?我们能投入时间的最人道主义的事业是音乐本身的创作和表演。
I am driven by two main philosophies know more about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.
我被两种主要的哲学所驱动,比我昨天知道的更多地了解这个世界,减少别人的痛苦。你会惊讶地发现这让你走了多远。
Every citizen who stops smoking, or loses a few pounds, or starts managing his chronic disease with real diligence, is caulking a crack for the benefit of us all.
每一个停止吸烟,或减肥,或开始认真对待慢性病的公民,都在为我们所有人的利益而努力。
Were there no desire there would be no virtue, and because one man desires what another does not, who shall say whether the child of his desire be Vice or Virtue?
没有欲望就没有美德,因为一个人想要别人不想要的东西,谁能说他想要的孩子是罪恶还是美德呢?
One of my favorite things - and I am sure everybody else's in this Chamber - is to give away money. You really don't get much opposition when you give away money.
我最喜欢的事情之一——我相信在座的各位也都喜欢——就是捐钱。当你捐钱的时候,真的没有多少人反对。
I feel responsible; I feel I've got to do something that will leave the kids a place where they can live healthy, safe, productive, creative and prosperous lives.
我感觉责任;我觉得我必须做些什么,让孩子们能过上健康、安全、富有成效、有创造力和繁荣的生活。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
每个人都必须决定是走在创造性利他主义的光明中,还是走在破坏性自私的黑暗中。
We never know the journey another person has walked, so be kind to everyone.
我们永远不知道别人走过的路,所以要善待每一个人。
The ordeal of virtue is to resist all temptation to evil.
对美德的考验是抵制一切邪恶的诱惑。
Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.
美德不在于戒除恶习,而在于不渴求恶习。
You feel touched and honored and alive when you give to someone.
当你给予别人时,你会感到感动、荣幸和充满活力。
You should show encouragement whenever you can. People try harder when they know that someone cares about them.
只要有可能,你就应该表现出鼓励。当人们知道有人关心他们时,他们会更加努力。