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。
A lot of children don't find forever homes because they're on that special-needs list, even if it's because of something as simple as her mother smoked cigarettes for a month, not knowing she was pregnant.
很多孩子找不到永远的家,因为他们在特别需要的名单上,即使是因为一些简单的事情,如她的母亲吸烟一个月,不知道她怀孕了。
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
你们听见有话说,以眼还眼,以牙还牙。只是我告诉你们,不要抵挡恶事。有人打你的右脸,连左脸也转过来由他打。
He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.
行善总是具体的、特定的:抽象的、笼统的行善是恶棍、伪君子和献媚者的托辞,因为艺术和科学只能存在于具体的、特定的、特定的细节之中。
You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.
你发现自己在快乐的人面前神清气爽。为什么不做出诚实的努力,把这种快乐带给别人呢?如果你不允许自己说任何悲观的话,你就成功了一半。
There is a story which is not being told strongly enough of the Afghan employees of the UN inside the country who are saving hundreds of thousands of lives everyday by their bravery and nobody talks of them.
阿富汗境内的联合国工作人员每天都在用他们的勇敢拯救成千上万人的生命,但没有人对他们进行足够深入的报道。
‘Before she came,’ said a soldier, ‘there was cuss in’ and swear in’, but after that it was ’oly as a church.’ The most cherished privilege of the fighting man was abandoned for the sake of Miss Nightingale.
“在她来之前,”一个士兵说,“人们骂她,骂她,骂她,但是在那以后,教堂就变成了教堂。为了南丁格尔小姐,这个战士最宝贵的特权被放弃了。
The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.
强者是弱者的天意。他是瞎子的眼睛,是软弱人的力量,是无防备人的盾牌。他弯下身子,俯视着倒下的人,笔直地站着。他通过举起别人而站起来。
Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The little ant tastes joyously the sweetness of honey and sugar. The mighty elephant trembles in pain under the agony of sharp goad.
要谦卑,如同践踏在脚下的青草。小蚂蚁高兴地品尝着蜂蜜和糖的甜味。巨大的象被锋利的刺痛得发抖。
I've had tons of odd jobs, but I think that I would probably be a fireman because you get to see the results of your job. You get there and there is a house on fire. You leave and there's not a fire anymore.
我做过很多零工,但我想我可能会成为一名消防员,因为你可以看到你工作的结果。你到了那里,发现一所房子着火了。你走了,再也没有火了。
Anyone who criticises me for talking about fair trade is a few pebbles short of a beach. Because everyone should care about it, just like everyone should care about the environment, because we all live here.
任何批评我谈论公平贸易的人都是小题大做。因为每个人都应该关心它,就像每个人都应该关心环境一样,因为我们都生活在这里。
I'd like to one day be featured on a list of inspirational people who have made a difference in the world, whether it be helping underprivileged people or putting an end to the poaching of wildlife in Africa.
我希望有一天能被列入一份鼓舞人心的人物名单,他们为世界做出了不同凡响的贡献,无论是帮助弱势群体,还是制止非洲的野生动物偷猎。
It's obviously a lot harder to try and be a good guy than it is to be a bad guy. The world is a fundamentally evil place, it seems like. So in order to be a good person, you have to fight temptation and vice.
很明显,做一个好人比做一个坏人要难得多。看起来,这个世界从根本上来说是一个邪恶的地方。所以为了做一个好人,你必须与诱惑和罪恶作斗争。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
If a musician wants to become a fine artist, he must first become a finer person.
如果一个音乐家想成为一个优秀的艺术家,他必须首先成为一个更好的人。
Put this restriction on your pleasures, be cautious that they injure no being that lives.
限制你的快乐,小心它们不会伤害任何活着的人。
The child inside of me, Cares about the child inside of you.
我内心的孩子,在乎你内心的孩子。
A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
做好事永远不会失去;播下礼貌的,收获友谊;播下仁慈的,收获友爱。
Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process.
给予比接受更好,因为给予开启了接受的过程。
The little unremembered acts of kindness and love are the best parts of a person's life.
一个人一生中最美好的部分,就是那些小小的、被遗忘的善举和爱心。