Vic - Quotes of the Day 3

2011年8月6日

Only the good doubt their own goodness, which is what makes them good in the first place. The bad know they are good, but the good know nothing. They spend their lives forgiving others, but they can't forgive themselves.

只有好人才懷疑自己是否善良，這也是他們之所以是好人的原因。壞人確信自己是好的，而好人則什麼都不肯定。他們終身在原諒別人，卻無法原諒自己。
- Paul Auster, novelist and poet (b. 1947)

Gullibility and credulity are considered undesirable qualities in every department of human life -- except religion.
輕信、易受欺騙，在人類生活的每一個領域均被視為不可取的特質－－除了宗教。
- Christopher Hitchens, author and journalist (b. 1949)

It is not what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.
我們不僅對自己所做的事負有責任，對自己不做些什麼同樣有責。
- Moliere, actor and playwright (1622-1673)