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。
Missionary zeal does not grow out of intellectual beliefs, nor out of theological arguments, but out of love. If I do not love a person I am not moved to help him by proofs that he is in need; if I do love him, I wait for no proof of a special need to urge me to help him.
传教士的热情不是来自知识的信仰,也不是来自神学的争论,而是来自爱。如果我不爱一个人,我就不会被他需要帮助的证据所打动;如果我真的爱他,我不会等待任何特别需要我帮助他的证据。
At this time, the only thing that would get me back in the ring is something that would positively impact those in need. If selling out another major event would allow me to bring a ship full of supplies to hand out to those in need, I'd say that would be very significant.
在这个时候,唯一能让我重返拳台的就是那些能对需要帮助的人产生积极影响的东西。如果卖光另一件大事能让我带一船补给品给那些需要的人,我会说这将是非常重要的。
When I see somebody being mistreated, my eyes tear up and I want to stop it. And I believe that the best thing I can do is to write about it, because if I insert myself into the equation it doesn't really do much good, but if I write about it I think it could do more good.
当我看到有人受到虐待时,我的眼睛会流泪,我想要阻止它。我认为我能做的最好的事情就是把它写下来,因为如果我把自己代入这个方程它不会有太大的用处,但是如果我把它写下来,我认为它会有更大的用处。
I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own. The instinct to do that is inside every good man, I believe. The rules about opening doors and buying dinner and all of that other 'gentleman' stuff is a chess game, especially these days.
我认为绅士是那种把别人的舒适置于自己之上的人。我相信,每个好人都有这样做的本能。关于开门、买晚餐和所有其他“绅士”物品的规则是一场象棋游戏,尤其是在现在。
Let every dawn of the morning be to you as the beginning of life. And let every setting of the sun be to you as its close. Then let everyone of these short lives leave its sure record of some kindly thing done for others; some good strength of knowledge gained for yourself.
让每一个清晨都成为你生命的开始。愿日头落下的时候,都临近你。那么,让这些短暂的生命中的每一个人都留下它为他人所做的一些善意的事情的可靠记录;为自己积累了一些知识。
Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected till it is shared.
幸福是一束阳光,它可以穿过一千个胸脯而不损失一粒原有的光芒;不,当它像聚集在镜子上的光一样,击中一颗亲切的心,它就以加倍的光明反射自己。只有分享才能使它完美。
People always joke that "dog" spells "god" backwards. They should consider that it might be the higher power coming down to see just how well they do, what kind of people they are. The animals are right here, right in front of us. And how we treat these companions is a test.
人们总是开玩笑说“狗”把“上帝”倒过来拼。他们应该考虑可能是更高的权力降临来看看他们做得有多好,他们是什么样的人。动物就在这里,就在我们面前。我们如何对待这些同伴是一个考验。
And there are certain things, and they are evident, obviously, without being boring about it, but I mean obviously, the two evident and easy ones being Gandhi and Cry Freedom, there are things which I do care about very much and which I would like to stand up and be counted.
有某些事情,他们很明显,显然,不无聊,但是我的意思是很明显,两个明显和容易的被甘地和自由而哭泣,有些事情我做非常关心,我想站起来和计算。
Fiction is a kind of compassion-generating machine that saves us from sloth. Is life kind or cruel? Yes, Literature answers. Are people good or bad? You bet, says Literature. But unlike other systems of knowing, Literature declines to eradicate one truth in favor of another.
小说是一种产生同情心的机器,把我们从懒惰中拯救出来。生活是善良的还是残酷的?是的,文学的答案。人是好是坏?没错,文学说。但与其他认知系统不同的是,文学拒绝消除一个事实而代之以另一个事实。
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report ; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
弟兄们,末了,凡真实的,诚实的,公义的,清洁的,可爱的,可夸的,如果有什么美德,如果有什么赞扬,想想这些事情。
I have a really hard time watching my sister act in anything but especially anything where it's a strong emotion. Whether she's crying or she's angry or she's - whatever emotion she's feeling I actually think that she's feeling it and I want to hug her and make it all better.
我真的很难看到我妹妹在任何事情上的表现,尤其是在任何有强烈情感的事情上。不管她是在哭,还是在生气,还是——不管她的情绪是什么,我都认为她有这种感觉,我想拥抱她,让一切都好起来。
I've always thought that a lot of the problems in the world would be solved if a spaceship did arrive, then anyone with one head and two arms and two legs would be your brother! It wouldn't matter where they were from or what they believed or anything. It might be good for us.
我一直认为,如果宇宙飞船真的来了,世界上的许多问题都会得到解决,那么任何一个只有一个头、两条胳膊和两条腿的人都会成为你的兄弟!他们来自哪里,信仰什么都不重要。这可能对我们有好处。
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Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference.
有些人充满了同情和行善的欲望,而有些人则认为一切都无济于事。
True popularity comes from acts of kindness rather than acts of stupidity.
真正的受欢迎来自善意的行为,而不是愚蠢的行为。
The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter.
一个人既能有极大的同情心,又能有极大的冷漠。他有能力滋养前者,并超越后者。
In comparison with a loving human being, everything else is worthless.
与一个有爱心的人相比,其他一切都是毫无价值的。
Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.
善行使我们高尚,我们是行为的子孙。