沙与沫_纪伯伦_- 第6部分

i　would　not　believe　that　a　man　is　mediocre　simply　because　he　kills　the　criminals　and　the　prophets。

tolerance　is　love　sick　with　the　sickness　of　haughtiness。

worms　will　turn；　but　is　it　not　strange　that　even　elephants　will　yield？

a　disagreement　may　be　the　shortest　cut　between　two　minds。

i　am　the　flame　and　i　am　the　dry　bush；　and　one　part　of　me　consumes　the　other　part。

we　are　all　seeking　the　summit　of　the　holy　mountain；　but　shall　not　our　road　be　shorter　if　we　consider　the　past　a　chart　and　not　a　guide？

wisdom　ceases　to　be　wisdom　when　it　bees　too　proud　to　weep；　too　grave　to　laugh；　and　too　self…full　to　seek　other　than　itself。

had　i　filled　myself　with　all　that　you　know　what　room　should　i　have　for　all　that　you　do　not　know？

i　have　learned　silence　from　the　talkative；　toleration　from　the　intolerant；　and　kindness　from　the　unkind；　yet　strange；　i　am　ungrateful　to　these　teachers。

a　bigot　is　a　stone…leaf　orator。

the　silence　of　the　envious　is　too　noisy。

when　you　reach　the　end　of　what　you　should　know；　you　will　be　at　the　beginning　of　what　you　should　sense。

an　exaggeration　is　a　truth　that　has　lost　its　temper。

if　you　can　see　only　what　light　reveals　and　hear　only　what　sound　announces；

then　in　truth　you　do　not　see　nor　do　you　hear。

a　fact　is　a　truth　unsexed。

you　cannot　laugh　and　be　unkind　at　the　same　time。

the　nearest　to　my　heart　are　a　king　without　a　kingdom　and　a　poor　man　who　does　not　know　how　to　beg。

a　shy　failure　is　nobler　than　an　immodest　success。

dig　anywhere　in　the　earth　and　you　will　find　a　treasure；　only　you　must　dig　with　the　faith　of　a　peasant。

said　a　hunted　fox　followed　by　twenty　horsemen　and　a　pack　of　twenty　hounds；　〃of　course　they　will　kill　me。　but　how　poor　and　how　stupid　they　must　be。　surely　it　would　not　be　worth　while　for　twenty　foxes　riding　on　twenty　asses　and　acpanied　by　twenty　wolves　to　chase　and　kill　one　man。〃

it　is　the　mind　in　us　that　yields　to　the　laws　made　by　us；　but　never　the　spirit　in　us。

a　traveller　am　i　and　a　navigator；　and　every　day　i　discover　a　new　region　within　my　soul。

a　woman　protested　saying；　〃of　course　it　was　a　righteous　war。　my　son　fell　in　it。〃

i　said　to　life；　〃i　would　hear　death　speak。〃

and　life　raised　her　voice　a　little　higher　and　said；　〃you　hear　him　now。〃

when　you　have　solved　all　the　mysteries　of　life　you　long　for　death；　for　it　is　but　another　mystery　of　life。

birth　and　death　are　the　two　noblest　expressions　of　bravery。

my　friend；　you　and　i　shall　remain　strangers　unto　life；

and　unto　one　another；　and　each　unto　himself；

until　the　day　when　you　shall　speak　and　i　shall　listen

deeming　your　voice　my　own　voice；

and　when　i　shall　stand　before　you

thinking　myself　standing　before　a　mirror。

they　say　to　me；　〃should　you　know　yourself　you　would　know　all　men。〃

and　i　say；　〃only　when　i　seek　all　men　shall　i　know　myself。〃

man　is　two　men；　one　is　awake　in　darkness；　the　other　is　asleep　in　light。

a　hermit　is　one　who　renounces　the　world　of　fragments　that　he　may　enjoy　the　world　wholly　and　without　interruption。

there　lies　a　green　field　between　the　scholar　and　the　poet；　should　the　scholar　cross　it　he　bees　a　wise　man；　should　the　poet　cross　it；　he　bees　a　prophet。

yestereve　i　saw　philosophers　in　the　market…place　carrying　their　heads　in　baskets；　and　crying　aloud；　〃wisdom！　wisdom　for　sale！〃

poor　philosophers！　they　must　needs　sell　their　heads　to　feed　their　hearts。　said　a　philosopher　to　a　street　sweeper；　〃i　pity　you。　yours　is　a　hard　and　dirty　task。〃

and　the　street　sweeper　said；　〃thank　you；　sir。　but　tell　me　what　is　your　task？〃

and　the　philosopher　answered　saying；　〃i　study　mans　mind；　his　deeds　and　his　desires。〃

then　the　street　sweeper　went　on　with　his　sweeping　and　said　with　a　smile；　〃i　pity　you　too。〃

he　who　listens　to　truth　is　not　less　than　he　who　utters　truth。

no　man　can　draw　the　line　between　necessities　and　luxuries。　only　the　angels　can　do　that；　and　the　angels　are　wise　and　wistful。

perhaps　the　angels　are　our　better　thought　in　space。

he　is　the　true　prince　who　finds　his　throne　in　the　heart　of　the　dervish。

generosity　is　giving　more　than　you　can；　and　pride　is　taking　less　than　you　need。

in　truth　you　owe　naught　to　any　man。　you　owe　all　to　all　men。

all　those　who　have　lived　in　the　past　live　with　us　now。　surely　none　of　us　would　be　an　ungracious　host。

he　who　longs　the　most　lives　the　longest。

they　say　to　me；　〃a　bird　in　the　hand　is　worth　ten　in　the　bush。〃

but　i　say；　〃a　bird　and　a　feather　in　the　bush　is　worth　more　than　ten　birds　in　the　hand。〃

your　seeking　after　that　feather　is　life　with　winged　feet；　nay；　it　is　life　itself。

there　are　only　two　elements　here；　beauty　and　truth；　beauty　in　the　hearts　of　lovers；　and　truth　in　the　arms　of　the　tillers　of　the　soil。

great　beauty　captures　me；　but　a　beauty　still　greater　frees　me　even　from　itself。

beauty　shines　brighter　in　the　heart　of　him　who　longs　for　it　than　in　the　eyes　of　him　who　sees　it。

i　admire　him　who　reveals　his　mind　to　me；　i　honour　him　who　unveils　his　dreams。　but　why　am　i　shy；　and　even　a　little　ashamed　before　him　who　serves　me？

the　gifted　were　once　proud　in　serving　princes。

now　they　claim　honour　in　serving　paupers。

the　angels　know　that　too　many　practical　men　eat　their　bread　with　the　sweat　of　the　dreamers　brow。

wit　is　often　a　mask。　if　you　could　tear　it　you　would　find　either　a　genius　irritated　or　cleverness　juggling。

the　understanding　attributes　to　me　understanding　and　the　dull；　dullness。　i　think　they　are　both　right。

only　those　with　secrets　in　their　hearts　could　divine　the　secrets　in　our　hearts。

he　who　would　share　your　pleasure　but　not　your　pain　shall　lose　the　key　to　one　of　the　seven　gates　of　paradise。

ww　w　。　xia　oshu　otxt　m



SAND　AND　FOAM（third　part）

～小＜说t　xt＋＋天＞堂
sand　and　foam（third　part）

yes；　there　is　a　nirvana；　it　is　in　leading　your　sheep　to　a　green　pasture；　and　in　putting　your　child　to　sleep；　and　in　writing　the　last　line　of　your　poem。

we　choose　our　joys　and　our　sorrows　long　before　we　experience　them。

sadness　is　but　a　wall　between　two　gardens。

when　either　your　joy　or　your　sorrow　bees　great　the　world　bees　small。

desire　is　half　of　life；　indifference　is　half　of　death。

the　bitterest　thing　in　our　todays　sorrow　is　the　memory　of　our　yesterdays　joy。

they　say　to　me；　〃you　must　needs　choose　between　the　pleasures　of　this　world　and　the　peace　of　the　next　world。〃

and　i　say　to　them；　〃i　have　chosen　both　the　delights　of　this　world　and　the　peace　of　the　next。　for　i　know　in　my　heart　that　the　supreme　poet　wrote　but　one　poem；　and　it　scans　perfectly；　and　it　also　rhymes　perfectly。〃

faith　is　an　oasis　in　the　heart　which　will　never　be　reached　by　the　caravan　of　thinking。

when　you　reach　your　height　you　shall　desire　but　only　for　desire；　and　you　shall　hunger；　for　hunger；　and　you　shall　thirst　for　greater　thirst。

if　you　reveal　your　secrets　to　the　wind　you　should　not　blame　the　wind　for　revealing　them　to　the　trees。

the　flowers　of　spring　are　winters　dreams　related　at　the　breakfast　table　of　the　angels。

said　a　skunk　to　a　tube…rose；　〃see　how　swiftly　i　run；　while　you　cannot　walk　nor　even　creep。〃

said　the　tube…rose　to　the　skunk；　〃oh；　most　noble　swift　runner；　please　run　swiftly！〃

turtles　can　tell　more　about　roads　than　hares。

strange　that　creatures　without　backbones　have　the　hardest　shells。

the　most　talkative　is　the　least　intelligent；　and　there　is　hardly　a　difference　between　an　orator　and　an　auctioneer。

be　grateful　that　you　do　not　have　to　live　down　the　renown　of　a　father　nor　the　wealth　of　an　uncle。

but　above　all　be　grateful　that　no　one　will　have　to　live　down　either　your　renown　or　your　wealth。

only　when　a　juggler　misses　catching　his　ball　does　he　appeal　to　me。

the　envious　praises　me　unknowingly。

long　were　you　a　dream　in　your　mothers　sleep；　and　then　she　woke　to　give　you　birth。

the　germ　of　the　race　is　in　your　mothers　longing。

my　father　and　mother　desired　a　child　and　they　begot　me。

and　i　wanted　a　mother　and　a　father　and　i　begot　night　and　the　sea。

some　of　our　children　are　our　justifications　and　some　are　but　our　regrets。

when　night　es　and　you　too　are　dark；　lie　down　and　be　dark　with　a　will。

and　when　morning　es　and　you　are　still　dark　stand　up　and　say　to　the　day　with　a　will；　〃i　am　still　dark。〃

it　is　stupid　to　play　a　role　with　the　night　and　the　day。

they　would　both　laugh　at　you。

the　mountain　veiled　in　mist　is　not　a　hill；　an　oak　tree　in　the　rain　is　not　a　weeping　willow。

behold　here　is　a　paradox；　the　deep　and　high　are　nearer　to　one　another　than　the　mid…level　to　either。

when　i　stood　a　clear　mirror　before　you；　you　gazed　into　me　and　saw　your　image。

then　you　said；　〃i　love　you。〃

but　in　truth　you　loved　yourself　in　me。

when　you　enjoy　loving　your　neighbour　it　ceases　to　be　a　virtue。

love　which　is　not　always　springing　is　always　dying。

you　cannot　have　youth　and　the　knowledge　of　it　at　the　same　time；

for　youth　is　too　busy　living　to　know；　and　knowledge　is　too　busy　seeking　itself　to　live。　you　may　sit　at　your　window　watching　the　passers…by。　and　watching　you　may　see　a　nun　walking　toward　your　right　hand；　and　a　prostitute　toward　your　left　hand。

and　you　may　say　in　your　innocence；　〃how　noble　is　the　one　and　how　ignoble　is　the　other。〃

but　should　you　close　your　eyes　and　listen　awhile　you　would　hear　a　voice　whispering　in　the　ether；　〃one　seeks　me　in　prayer；　and　the　other　in　pain。　and　in　the　spirit　of　each　there　is　a　bower　for　my　spirit。〃

once　every　hundred　years　jesus　of　nazareth　meets　jesus　of　the　christian　in　a　garden　among　the　hills　of　lebanon。　and　they　talk　long；　and　each　time　jesus　of　nazareth　goes　away　saying　to　jesus　of　the　christian；　〃my　friend；　i　fear　we　shall　never；　never　agree。〃

may　god　feed　the　over…abundant！

a　great　man　has　two　hearts；　one　bleeds　and　the　other　forbears。

should　one　tell　a　lie　which　does　not　hurt　you　nor　anyone　else；　why　not　say　in　your　heart　that　the　house　of　his　facts　is　too　small　for　his　fancies；　and　he　had　to　leave　it　for　larger　space？

behind　every　closed　door　is　a　mystery　sealed　with　seven　seals。

waiting　is　the　hoofs　of　time。

what　if　trouble　should　be　a　new　window　in　the　eastern　wall　of　your　house？

you　may　forget　the　one　with　whom　you　have　laughed；　but　never　the　one　with　whom　you　have　wept。

there　must　be　something　stra