回顧人類的歷史,耶誕節最深刻的意義,就是昭告世人:God is coming! (神來了!)在此耶誕假期,我們選錄英文舊約與新約聖經中的部份章節,並作字彙上的註解,與讀者們“重溫神話”!首先讓我們先來讀一讀舊約聖經創世紀篇─神六日創世、第七日安息的故事。
Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived. 武力是可以什麼都征服,但是它的勝利卻是短命的。
Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away and a sunny spirit takes their place.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. 心性無法在舒服安靜的環境中發展。唯過試煉與苦難的經驗,靈魂才能夠被強化,企圖心才能被激發,才能達到成功。
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.雖然這個世界充滿了苦難,但也充滿了征服苦難的事情。
I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent我反對暴力,因為當暴力似乎有用時,那有用只是暫時的;但暴力所作的邪惡,卻是永遠的。
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance. 唯一的善,是知識;唯一的惡,是無知。
I tell you that virtue is not given by money, but that from virtue comes money.我告訴你,德並不是用錢買來的,但是德卻可以帶來金錢。
Having the fewest wants, I am nearest to the gods. 有愈少的欲望,我就愈接近神
I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world. 我不是一位雅典人或是希臘人,而是世界的公民
Envy is the ulcer of the soul. 嫉妒是靈魂的腫瘤
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