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جو شخص بائبل پڑھنے کے لیے وقت نہیں نکال سکتا، اسے ایک دن پتہ چلے گا کہ اس کے پاس بیمار پڑنے کے لیے وقت ہے؛ جس کے پاس دعا کرنے کا وقت نہیں، اسے مرنے کے لیے وقت نکالنا پڑے گا؛ جو سوچ بچار کے لیے وقت نہیں نکال سکتا، وہ غالباً گناہ کرنے کے لیے وقت ڈھونڈ ہی لے گا؛ جو شخص توبہ کے لیے وقت نہیں نکال سکتا، اسے ایک ایسی ابدیت ملے گی جہاں توبہ کا کوئی فائدہ نہیں ہوگا؛ جو شخص دوسروں کے لیے کام کرنے کے لیے وقت نہیں نکال سکتا، اسے اپنے لیے مصیبت جھیلنے کے لیے ایک ابدیت مل سکتی ہے۔

He who cannot find time to consult his Bible will one day find he has time to be sick; he who has no time to pray must find time to die; he who can find no time to reflect is most likely to find time to sin; he who cannot find time for repentance will find an eternity in which repentance will be of no avail; he who cannot find time to work for others may find an eternity in which to suffer for himself.

He who cannot find time to consult his Bible will one day find he has time to be sick; he who has no time to pray must find time to die; he who can find no time to reflect is most likely to find time to sin; he who cannot find time for repentance will find an eternity in which repentance will be of no avail; he who cannot find time to work for others may find an eternity in which to suffer for himself.

زمین پر روح ایک لازوال مہمان ہے۔

The soul on earth is an immortal guest.

The soul on earth is an immortal guest.

آج کی خواتین کی تعلیم گھریلو خوشی کے زیادہ موافق نہیں ہے۔ جہاں تک میرا تعلق ہے، میں تعلیم اس کو نہیں کہتی جو عورت کو ہنر کے بوجھ تلے دبا دے، بلکہ وہ کہتی ہوں جو کردار کا ایک مضبوط اور باقاعدہ نظام تشکیل دے؛ جو ایک دوست، ایک ساتھی اور ایک بیوی بننے میں مدد دے۔

The education of the present race of females is not very favorable to domestic happiness. For my own part, I call education, not that which smothers a woman with accomplishments, but that which tends to consolidate a firm and regular system of character; that which tends to form a friend, a companion, and a wife.

The education of the present race of females is not very favorable to domestic happiness. For my own part, I call education, not that which smothers a woman with accomplishments, but that which tends to consolidate a firm and regular system of character; that which tends to form a friend, a companion, and a wife.

یہ بات خود سیسرو نے بھی تسلیم کی ہے کہ گفتگو کے عظیم فنون میں سے ایک فن خاموشی بھی ہے، کیونکہ وہ کہتا ہے کہ اس میں نہ صرف ایک ہنر ہے بلکہ ایک فصاحت بھی پوشیدہ ہے۔

That silence is one of the great arts of conversation is allowed by Cicero himself, who says, there is not only an art, but even an eloquence in it

That silence is one of the great arts of conversation is allowed by Cicero himself, who says, there is not only an art, but even an eloquence in it

ہر قدرتی صلاحیت کو دینی مقاصد کے لیے استعمال کرنا مسیحیت کا ایک حصہ ہے۔

It is a part of Christianity to convert every natural talent to a religious use.

It is a part of Christianity to convert every natural talent to a religious use.

یہ کتنی افسوسناک بات ہے کہ برطانوی خواتین ایسے وقت میں نکھار پیدا کرنے پر اکتفا کر لیں جب وہ اصلاح کرنے کی طاقت رکھتی ہوں؛ جب وہ سکھا سکتی ہوں تو صرف تفریح فراہم کریں؛ اور جب وہ ابدیت کی طلبگار ہوں تو صرف ایک گھنٹے کے لیے چمک دمک دکھائیں۔

How much it is to be regretted, that the British ladies should ever sit down contented to polish, when they are able to reform; to entertain, when they might instruct; and to dazzle for an hour, when they are candidates for eternity!

How much it is to be regretted, that the British ladies should ever sit down contented to polish, when they are able to reform; to entertain, when they might instruct; and to dazzle for an hour, when they are candidates for eternity!

ایک کمزور کوشش ہمیشہ یقینی شکست پر ختم ہوتی ہے۔

A faint endeavor ends in a sure defeat.

A faint endeavor ends in a sure defeat.

بدعنوان شاعروں اور اس سے بھی زیادہ بدعنوان فلسفیوں نے لذت پرستی کی دلکشی، مزاج کو نرم کرنے اور جذبات کو انسان دوست بنانے کے بارے میں جو کچھ بھی کہا ہے، اس سب کے بعد یہ بات طے ہے کہ بے پناہ عیش و آرام کی طرح دل کو کوئی چیز سخت نہیں کرتی؛ اور جو شخص اپنی نفسانی خواہشات کو بہت کم ٹھکرا تا ہے، وہ عام طور پر دوسروں کی ضروریات کے تئیں سب سے کم نرم دل پایا جاتا ہے۔

After all that corrupt poets, and more corrupt philosophers, have told us of the blandishments of pleasure, and of its tendency to soften the temper and humanize the affections, it is certain, that nothing hardens the heart like excessive and unbounded luxury; and he who refuses the fewest gratifications to his own voluptuousness, will generally be found the least susceptible of tenderness for the wants of others.

After all that corrupt poets, and more corrupt philosophers, have told us of the blandishments of pleasure, and of its tendency to soften the temper and humanize the affections, it is certain, that nothing hardens the heart like excessive and unbounded luxury; and he who refuses the fewest gratifications to his own voluptuousness, will generally be found the least susceptible of tenderness for the wants of others.

یہ ایک تلخ حقیقت ہے کہ جو لوگ صرف اپنی ذات کی تفریح کے لیے جیتے ہیں، وہ اپنی روزی روٹی کمانے والے عام لوگوں سے کہیں زیادہ محنت اس کام پر کرتے ہیں۔

It is a sober truth that people who live only to amuse themselves work harder at the task than most people do in earning their daily bread.

It is a sober truth that people who live only to amuse themselves work harder at the task than most people do in earning their daily bread.

زندگی کے ہر موڑ اور ہر حال کے لیے ہمارے ذمے کچھ فرائض مقرر کیے گئے ہیں۔ جب ہم اکیلے ہوتے ہیں، تو ہمیں اپنے خیالات پر نظر رکھنی ہوتی ہے؛ خاندان میں ہوتے ہیں، تو اپنے مزاج پر؛ اور محفل میں ہوتے ہیں، تو اپنی زبان پر۔

We have employments assigned to us for every circumstance in life. When we are alone, we have our thoughts to watch; in the family, our tempers; and in company, our tongues.

We have employments assigned to us for every circumstance in life. When we are alone, we have our thoughts to watch; in the family, our tempers; and in company, our tongues.

ہم یہ سوچنے میں بہت جلدی کر لیتے ہیں کہ ہم مذہبی ہیں، کیونکہ ہم مذہب کے بارے میں کچھ جانتے ہیں۔ ہم پڑھی ہوئی نیک باتوں کو اپنا مان لیتے ہیں اور ایسے باتیں کرتے ہیں جیسے دوسرے لوگوں کے دماغ کے خیالات دراصل ہمارے اپنے دل کے جذبات ہوں۔ مگر دینداری کا مقام یادداشت میں نہیں بلکہ دل کے جذبات میں ہے، جس کے لیے یادداشت اگرچہ ایک بہترین کارندہ تو ہے لیکن ایک برا نعم البدل نہیں۔

We are too ready to imagine that we are religious, because we know something of religion. We appropriate to ourselves the pious sentiments we read, and we talk as if the thoughts of other men's heads were really the feelings of our own hearts. But piety has not its seat in the memory, but in the affections, for which however the memory is an excellent purveyor, though a bad substitute.

We are too ready to imagine that we are religious, because we know something of religion. We appropriate to ourselves the pious sentiments we read, and we talk as if the thoughts of other men's heads were really the feelings of our own hearts. But piety has not its seat in the memory, but in the affections, for which however the memory is an excellent purveyor, though a bad substitute.

کسی نعمت کے چھن جانے سے بڑھ کر اس کی قدر میں کوئی چیز اضافہ نہیں کرتی؛ حالانکہ اس کی موجودگی ہی ہمیں اس کی قدر سکھانی چاہ تھی۔ دنیا کی نعمتوں سے صحیح معنوں میں لطف اندوز ہونے کے لیے تین چیزیں ضروری ہیں — دینے والے کی خوبی پر شکر گزارانہ غور، اپنی بے قدری کا گہرا احساس، اور اس بات کا ادراک کہ یہ طویل عرصے تک رہنے والی نہیں۔ پہلی چیز ہمیں شکر گزار بناتی ہے؛ دوسری عاجز؛ اور تیسری اعتدال پسند۔

Nothing raises the price of a blessing like its removal; whereas it was its continuance which should have taught us its value. There are three requisitions to the proper enjoyment of earthly blessings,--a thankful reflection on the goodness of the Giver, a deep sense of our unworthiness, a recollection of the uncertainty of long possessing them. The first would make us grateful; the second, humble; and the third, moderate.

Nothing raises the price of a blessing like its removal; whereas it was its continuance which should have taught us its value. There are three requisitions to the proper enjoyment of earthly blessings,--a thankful reflection on the goodness of the Giver, a deep sense of our unworthiness, a recollection of the uncertainty of long possessing them. The first would make us grateful; the second, humble; and the third, moderate.

ہمارا رحیم باپ اپنے بچوں کی تکلیف میں کوئی خوشی محسوس نہیں کرتا؛ وہ محبت کے ساتھ ان کی تربیت کرتا ہے؛ وہ کبھی ایسا وار نہیں کرتا جسے وہ آسانی سے ٹال سکتا ہو؛ وہ یہ وار سز دینے کے ساتھ ساتھ پاک کرنے کے لیے بھی کرتا ہے، خبردار کرنے کے ساتھ سنبھالنے کے لیے بھی، اور سنوارنے کے ساتھ ساتھ اصلاح کے لیے بھی۔

Our merciful Father has no pleasure in the sufferings of His children; He chastens them in love; He never inflicts a stroke He could safely spare; He inflicts it to purify as well as to punish, to caution as well as to cure, to improve as well as to chastise.

Our merciful Father has no pleasure in the sufferings of His children; He chastens them in love; He never inflicts a stroke He could safely spare; He inflicts it to purify as well as to punish, to caution as well as to cure, to improve as well as to chastise.

انسان پانی میں اپنا عکس صرف اسی وقت دیکھ سکتا ہے جب وہ اس کے قریب جھکتا ہے، اور انسان کے دل کو بھی اپنے ساتھی کے دل کی طرف جھکنا پڑتا ہے؛ تبھی وہ دوسرے کے دل میں اپنا عکس دیکھ پائے گا۔

Man can see his reflection in water only when he bends down close to it, and the heart of man, too, must lean down to the heart of his fellow; then it will see itself within his heart.

Man can see his reflection in water only when he bends down close to it, and the heart of man, too, must lean down to the heart of his fellow; then it will see itself within his heart.

اگر میں اپنے دشمن کو سزا دینا چاہوں، تو میں اسے کسی سے نفرت کرنا سکھا دوں گا۔

If I wished to punish my enemy, I should make him hate somebody.

If I wished to punish my enemy, I should make him hate somebody.

میں اکثر سوچتا تھا کہ لوگ اپنے معالج (ڈاکٹر) کی کمپنی کو اتنا کیوں پسند کرتے ہیں، یہاں تک کہ مجھے یاد آیا کہ وہ واحد شخص ہے جس کے سامنے انسان بلا کسی مداخلت، مخالفت یا طعنے کے مسلسل اپنے بارے میں بات کرنے کی ہمت کر سکتا ہے؛ میرا خیال ہے کہ یہی پرلطف آزادی ان کی فیس دوگنی کر دیتی ہے۔

I used to wonder why people should be so fond of the company of their physician, till I recollected that he is the only person with whom one dares to talk continually of oneself, without interruption, contradiction or censure; I suppose that delightful immunity doubles their fees.

I used to wonder why people should be so fond of the company of their physician, till I recollected that he is the only person with whom one dares to talk continually of oneself, without interruption, contradiction or censure; I suppose that delightful immunity doubles their fees.

اگر ایمان کوئی عمل پیدا نہ کرے، تو میں سمجھتا ہوں کہ وہ ایمان کوئی زندہ درخت نہیں۔

If faith produce no works, I see That faith is not a living tree.

If faith produce no works, I see That faith is not a living tree.

ہمیں اس وقت تک کسی کو معاف کرنے کا صحیح طریقہ معلوم نہیں ہوتا جب تک ہم یہ نہ جان لیں کہ معاف کیے جانے کا احساس کیا ہوتا ہے۔ اس لیے ہمیں خوش ہونا چاہیے کہ دوسرے ہمیں معاف کر سکتے ہیں۔ ایک دوسرے کو معاف کرنا ہی ہمارے اندر یسوع کی محبت کو ظاہر کرتا ہے، کیونکہ ایک دوسرے کو معاف کرتے ہوئے ہم ایک دوسرے کے ساتھ ویسے ہی پیش آتے ہیں جیسے وہ ہمارے ساتھ پیش آئے ہیں۔

We do not really know how to forgive until we know what it is to be forgiven. Therefore we should be glad that we can be forgiven by others. It is our forgiveness of one another that makes the love of Jesus manifest in our lives, for in forgiving one another we act towards one another as He has acted towards us.

We do not really know how to forgive until we know what it is to be forgiven. Therefore we should be glad that we can be forgiven by others. It is our forgiveness of one another that makes the love of Jesus manifest in our lives, for in forgiving one another we act towards one another as He has acted towards us.

جب ہم پڑھتے ہیں، تو ہمیں لگتا ہے کہ ہم شہید بن سکتے ہیں؛ لیکن جب ہم عمل کرنے کی باری آتی ہے، تو ہم ایک طعنہ بھی برداشت نہیں کر سکتے۔

When we read, we fancy we could be martyrs; when we come to act, we cannot bear a provoking word.

When we read, we fancy we could be martyrs; when we come to act, we cannot bear a provoking word.

عیش و آرام! طوفانوں، دلدلوں، غربت یا زنجیروں سے بھی زیادہ جوانی کے لیے خطرناک ہے۔

Luxury! more perilous to youth than storms or quicksand, poverty or chains.

Luxury! more perilous to youth than storms or quicksand, poverty or chains.

انسانی زندگی کتنی مختصر ہے! وہ سانس جو میرے الفاظ بناتی ہے، وہی میری موت کو قریب تر کر دیتی ہے۔

How short is human life! the very breath Which frames my words accelerates my death.

How short is human life! the very breath Which frames my words accelerates my death.

چھوٹی سی نا مہربانی بھی ایک بہت بڑا گناہ ہے۔

A small unkindness is a great offence.

A small unkindness is a great offence.

ہاں، اے خدائے بزرگ و برتر، تو ہمیشہ حاضر ہے؛ نہ تو وقت کی قید میں ہے اور نہ جگہ کی حدود میں، نہ قربان گاہوں تک محدود ہے اور نہ مندروں سے بندھا ہوا ہے۔ امیری میں ہو یا غریبی میں، آزادی میں یا قید میں، قید خانے میں ہو یا تخت و تاج پر، سچے لوگ تجھے ہر جگہ پا لیتے ہیں۔

Yes, thou art ever present, power divine; not circumscribed by time, nor fixed by space, confined to altars, nor to temples bound. In wealth, in want, in freedom, or in chains, in dungeons or on thrones, the faithful find thee.

Yes, thou art ever present, power divine; not circumscribed by time, nor fixed by space, confined to altars, nor to temples bound. In wealth, in want, in freedom, or in chains, in dungeons or on thrones, the faithful find thee.

غرور کبھی نہیں سوتا۔ اس کی جڑ کم از کم ہمیشہ بیدار رہتی ہے۔ نشے میں دھت انسان کبھی کبھی ہوش میں آ جاتا ہے، مگر مغرور انسان کبھی عاجز نہیں ہوتا۔

Pride never sleeps. The principle at least is always awake. An intemperate man is sometimes sober, but a proud man is never humble.

Pride never sleeps. The principle at least is always awake. An intemperate man is sometimes sober, but a proud man is never humble.

محبت میں دوری پانی اور آگ کی طرح ہوتی ہے؛ تھوڑی سی دوری محبت کو بھڑکا دیتی ہے، مگر زیادہ دوری اسے بجھا دیتی ہے۔

Absence in love is like water upon fire; a little quickens, but much extinguishes it.

Absence in love is like water upon fire; a little quickens, but much extinguishes it.

خدا سے متعلق ہر چیز لامتناہی ہے۔ اس لیے ہمیں اپنے دل کو عاجز رکھتے ہوئے اپنے مقاصد کو بلند رکھنا چاہیے۔ ہماری سب سے بڑی عبادتیں بھی حقیقت میں محدود اور ادھوری ہی ہوتی ہیں۔ لیکن چونکہ خدا کی رحمت کی کوئی حد نہیں، اس لیے اسے ہماری لامحدود محبت ملنی چاہیے۔

Everything which relates to God is infinite. We must therefore, while we keep our hearts humble, keep our aims high. Our highest services are indeed but finite, imperfect. But as God is unlimited in goodness, He should have our unlimited love.

Everything which relates to God is infinite. We must therefore, while we keep our hearts humble, keep our aims high. Our highest services are indeed but finite, imperfect. But as God is unlimited in goodness, He should have our unlimited love.

چھوٹی چھوٹی بری عادات اگر وقت پر نہ چھوڑی جائیں، تو وہ آگے چل کر سنگین گناہوں کی شکل اختیار کر لیتی ہیں۔

Small habits well pursued betimes May reach the dignity of crimes.

Small habits well pursued betimes May reach the dignity of crimes.

سکون اور اطمینان، وہ سارا چین جو چھوٹی چھوٹی بے شمار اچھی چیزوں کے مجموعے سے ملتا ہے۔

The sober comfort, all the peace which springs from the large aggregate of little things.

The sober comfort, all the peace which springs from the large aggregate of little things.

متعصب نکتہ چین ہمیشہ کسی گروہ کے بدترین انسان کو چنتا ہے، اور پھر پورے اعتماد کے ساتھ اسے اس گروہ کا ایک بہترین نمونہ قرار دے کر پیش کرتا ہے۔

the uncandid censurer always picks out the worst man of a class, and then confidently produces him as being a fair specimen of it.

the uncandid censurer always picks out the worst man of a class, and then confidently produces him as being a fair specimen of it.

حکمت فانی خوشیوں اور مٹنے والی تمام نعمتوں کو ایک جیسی بے نیازی کی نظر سے دیکھتی ہے۔

Wisdom views with an indifferent eye all finite joys, all blessings born to die.

Wisdom views with an indifferent eye all finite joys, all blessings born to die.

چونکہ چھوٹی چھوٹی باتیں ہی انسانی زندگی کی بنیاد بنتی ہیں، اور ہماری آدھی مصیبتیں ہماری چھوٹی موٹی کمزوریوں کی وجہ سے پیدا ہوتی ہیں۔

Since trifles make the sum of human things, And half our misery from our foibles springs.

Since trifles make the sum of human things, And half our misery from our foibles springs.

वाह! मन में कल्पना के उन रंगों से भरे कोमल विचारों की क्या ही आनंदित करने वाली छटा है, जो कल्पना अनजाने संसार पर बिखेर देती है, जब सब कुछ नया और प्यारा होता है।

Oh! the joy Of young ideas painted on the mind, In the warm glowing colors fancy spreads On objects not yet known, when all is new, And all is lovely.

Oh! the joy Of young ideas painted on the mind, In the warm glowing colors fancy spreads On objects not yet known, when all is new, And all is lovely.

पीड़ा या संकट के समय कोई भी इंसान नास्तिक नहीं रहता। जिस मन को यह नहीं सूझता कि वह किसकी शरण में जाए, वह ईश्वर के पास दौड़ता है।

In agony or danger, no nature is atheist. The mind that knows not what to fly to, flies to God.

In agony or danger, no nature is atheist. The mind that knows not what to fly to, flies to God.

नैतिकता के मामले में भी शायद ऑप्टिक्स (प्रकाशिकी) की तरह ही होता है, जहाँ आँख और वस्तु देखने की सीमा से अधिक एक-दूसरे के बहुत पास आ जाते हैं। कुछ ऐसी कमियाँ होती हैं जो हमारे स्वप्रेम के इतनी करीब होती हैं कि हमें दिखाई तक नहीं देतीं।

it may be in morals as it is in optics, the eye and the object may come too close to each other, to answer the end of vision. There are certain faults which press too near our self-love to be even perceptible to us.

it may be in morals as it is in optics, the eye and the object may come too close to each other, to answer the end of vision. There are certain faults which press too near our self-love to be even perceptible to us.

यह इस बात का बहुत अच्छा संकेत है कि दिनभर की थकान और कामकाज के बाद आप बिना किसी भटकाव के अपनी धार्मिक साधना और ध्यान में लौट सकते हैं।

It is an excellent sign, that after the cares and labors of the day, you can return to your pious exercises and meditations with undiminished attention.

It is an excellent sign, that after the cares and labors of the day, you can return to your pious exercises and meditations with undiminished attention.

सच कहूँ तो, अभाग्यवश! मैं अपने लगभग हर समकालीन (साथी) से अधिक समय तक जी लिया हूँ। लंबी उम्र जीने की भारी कीमत चुकानी पड़ती है।

Indeed, I have, alas! outlived almost every one of my contemporaries. One pays dear for living long.

Indeed, I have, alas! outlived almost every one of my contemporaries. One pays dear for living long.

यदि विश्वास से अच्छे कर्म न उपजें, तो समझो वह विश्वास कोई जीवित वृक्ष नहीं है। इस प्रकार विश्वास और कर्म साथ-साथ बढ़ते हैं, वे कभी अलग-अलग नहीं रह सकते। वे तो आत्मा और शरीर, हाथ और हृदय की तरह हैं, जिसे ईश्वर ने जोड़ दिया है, उसे कोई मनुष्य अलग न करे।

If faith produce no works, I see That faith is not a living tree. Thus faith and works together grow, No separate life they never can know. They're soul and body, hand and heart, What God hath joined, let no man part.

If faith produce no works, I see That faith is not a living tree. Thus faith and works together grow, No separate life they never can know. They're soul and body, hand and heart, What God hath joined, let no man part.

जो इंसान एक सिक्का गंवा देने पर मेहनत से उसे वापस पाने की उम्मीद कर सकता है, लेकिन कोई भी पछतावा या मेहनत बीता हुआ एक घंटा कभी वापस नहीं ला सकती।

he who finds he has wasted a shilling may by diligence hope to fetch it up again; but no repentance or industry can ever bring back one wasted hour.

he who finds he has wasted a shilling may by diligence hope to fetch it up again; but no repentance or industry can ever bring back one wasted hour.

खुशियों के गुलाब शायद ही कभी इतने लंबे समय तक टिकते हैं कि उन्हें तोड़ने वाले के माथे की शोभा बढ़ा सकें; क्योंकि वे इकलौते ऐसे गुलाब हैं जो अपनी सुंदरता खो देने के बाद अपनी महक भी खो देते हैं।

The roses of pleasure seldom last long enough to adorn the brow of him who plucks them; for they are the only roses which do not retain their sweetness after they have lost their beauty.

The roses of pleasure seldom last long enough to adorn the brow of him who plucks them; for they are the only roses which do not retain their sweetness after they have lost their beauty.

किसी कमी की तरफ इशारा करना खुलकर बात करने से ज़्यादा नुकसान पहुँचाता है; क्योंकि कल्पना पर जो भी बात छोड़ दी जाती है, वह हमेशा बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर ही समझी जाती है।

To hint at a fault does more mischief than speaking out; for whatever is left for the imagination to finish will not fail to be overdone.

To hint at a fault does more mischief than speaking out; for whatever is left for the imagination to finish will not fail to be overdone.

सच्ची समझदारी और किफायत वही है जिसे व्यवहार में उतारा गया हो, यह सटीक हिसाब का वास्तविक रूप है; यह उचित अनुपात के सिद्धांत को जीवन में उतारना है; यह भविष्य की अनिश्चितताओं को भांपकर उनके लिए पहले से तैयारी करना है।

Sound economy is a sound understanding brought into action; it is calculation realized; it is the doctrine of proportion reduced to practice; it is foreseeing contingencies, and providing against them.

Sound economy is a sound understanding brought into action; it is calculation realized; it is the doctrine of proportion reduced to practice; it is foreseeing contingencies, and providing against them.

हम बड़ी चालाकी से बदले की भावना को भी धर्म का जामा पहना देते हैं। हम इस बहाने कई लोगों पर बिजली गिराने की दुआ करते हैं कि जिन पर हम यह कहर बरपा रहे हैं वे भगवान के दुश्मन हैं, जबकि शायद हम ऐसा इसलिए करते हैं क्योंकि वे हमारे दुश्मन हैं।

we contrive to make revenge itself look like religion. We call down thunder on many a head under pretence, that those on whom we invoke it are God's enemies, when perhaps we invoke it because they are ours.

we contrive to make revenge itself look like religion. We call down thunder on many a head under pretence, that those on whom we invoke it are God's enemies, when perhaps we invoke it because they are ours.

क्रोध छोटे कद के लोगों की आम पनाहगाह होता है। जो लोग खुद को अंदर से खोखला महसूस करते हैं, वे हवा भरकर खुद को बड़ा दिखाने की कोशिश करते हैं; लेकिन हवा से पूरी तरह फुलाया गया गुब्बारा भी आखिरकार अंदर से खाली ही रहता है।

Anger is the common refuge of insignificance. People who feel their character to be slight, hope to give it weight by inflation: but the blown bladder at its fullest distention is still empty.

Anger is the common refuge of insignificance. People who feel their character to be slight, hope to give it weight by inflation: but the blown bladder at its fullest distention is still empty.

ज़िंदगी भले ही छोटी हो, लेकिन यह कर्म करने का दिन है। सक्रियता शायद कभी गलत रास्ते पर ले जाए, लेकिन निष्क्रियता कभी किसी अच्छे परिणाम तक नहीं पहुँच सकती।

Life though a short, is a working day. Activity may lead to evil; but inactivity cannot be led to good.

Life though a short, is a working day. Activity may lead to evil; but inactivity cannot be led to good.

कष्ट एक तरह का नैतिक अखाड़ा है जहाँ ईसा मसीह के अनुयायियों को मजबूत अभ्यास, कठिन परिश्रम और कड़े संघर्ष के लिए तैयार किया जाता है।

Affliction is a sort of moral gymnasium in which the disciples of Christ are trained to robust exercise, hardy exertion, and severe conflict.

Affliction is a sort of moral gymnasium in which the disciples of Christ are trained to robust exercise, hardy exertion, and severe conflict.

संवेदनशीलता मुझे अपने आप में न तो अच्छी लगती है और न ही बुरी, यह इस बात पर निर्भर करती है कि इसका उपयोग कैसे किया जाता है। ईसाई सिद्धांतों के प्रभाव में यह संतों और शहीदों को जन्म देती है; यदि इसका गलत इस्तेमाल किया जाए या इस पर नियंत्रण न हो, तो यह एक जाल और हर प्रलोभन की जड़ बन जाती है; इसके अलावा, चूंकि लोगों को यह जन्मजात नहीं मिलती, इसलिए इस पर लंबी चर्चा करना ऐसा ही है जैसे लोगों को नीली आँखें या गोरा रंग रखने की सलाह देना।

Sensibility appears to me to be neither good nor evil in itself, but in its application. Under the influence of Christian principle, it makes saints and martyrs; ill-directed, or uncontrolled, it is a snare, and the source of every temptation; besides, as people cannot get it if it is not given them, to descant on it seems to me as idle as to recommend people to have black eyes or fair complexions.

Sensibility appears to me to be neither good nor evil in itself, but in its application. Under the influence of Christian principle, it makes saints and martyrs; ill-directed, or uncontrolled, it is a snare, and the source of every temptation; besides, as people cannot get it if it is not given them, to descant on it seems to me as idle as to recommend people to have black eyes or fair complexions.

इच्छा भविष्य की उम्मीद से तेज़ होती है, जबकि पा लेने पर वह कम हो जाती है।

Expectation ... quickens desire, while possession deadens it.

Expectation ... quickens desire, while possession deadens it.

जहाँ बुराई होने की संभावना हो, वहाँ सोच-विचार करना सही है; लेकिन जहाँ केवल बुराई सहनी पड़े, वहाँ यह जान लें कि थोड़ी सी भी देरी बहुत ज़्यादा है।

Where evil may be done, it is right to ponder; where only suffered, know the shortest pause is much too long.

Where evil may be done, it is right to ponder; where only suffered, know the shortest pause is much too long.

दुख में हम अपने दर्द की बस हद जानते हैं, पर हमारे डर का अंत क्या होगा, यह कौन बता सकता है?

In grief we know the worst of what we feel but who can tell the end of what we fear?

In grief we know the worst of what we feel but who can tell the end of what we fear?

मुझे पूरा विश्वास है कि मानव हृदय में एक आभारी बेटे का अपनी माँ के प्रति प्रेम से अधिक पवित्र और कोई भावना नहीं हो सकती।

I am persuaded that there is no affection of the human heart more exquisitely pure, than that which is felt by a grateful son towards a mother.

I am persuaded that there is no affection of the human heart more exquisitely pure, than that which is felt by a grateful son towards a mother.

उचित तालमेल और शालीनता घरेलू जीवन की बुद्धिमत्ता के सबसे बड़े रहस्यों में से एक हैं; और ईमानदारी की इससे पक्की कसौटी और कोई नहीं हो सकती कि इंसान का खर्च उसकी आमदनी के दायरे में हो।

Proportion and propriety are among the best secrets of domestic wisdom; and there is no surer test of integrity than a well-proportioned expenditure.

Proportion and propriety are among the best secrets of domestic wisdom; and there is no surer test of integrity than a well-proportioned expenditure.

परम पवित्रता, आनंद की पराकाष्ठा, कभी न खत्म होने वाली आज़ादी, पूर्ण शांति, अच्छा स्वास्थ्य और सुखों की प्राप्ति, पूरी सुरक्षा, और ऐसा वास्तविक तथा शाश्वत कल्याण जो कभी समाप्त न हो।

Perfect purity, fullness of joy, everlasting freedom, perfect rest, health and fruition, complete security, substantial and eternal good.

Perfect purity, fullness of joy, everlasting freedom, perfect rest, health and fruition, complete security, substantial and eternal good.

धिक्कार है ऐसी समझदारी को, जो हमारे कर्तव्य के बीच में आए!

Perish discretion, when it interferes With duty!

Perish discretion, when it interferes With duty!

लोग ऐसे बात करते हैं जैसे मौत आने से इंसान की फितरत और उसकी स्थिति दोनों पूरी तरह बदल जाती हैं। मौत तो बस एक अवस्था से दूसरी अवस्था में जाने का जरिया है, लेकिन उसमें हमें उस नई अवस्था के योग्य बनाने की कोई शक्ति नहीं होती। वह हमें नई दुनिया में तो ले जाती है, लेकिन हमारा दिल नया नहीं कर देती।

People talk as if the act of death made a complete change in the nature, as well as in the condition of man. Death is the vehicle to another state of being, but possesses no power to qualify us for that state. In conveying us to a new world it does not give us a new heart.

People talk as if the act of death made a complete change in the nature, as well as in the condition of man. Death is the vehicle to another state of being, but possesses no power to qualify us for that state. In conveying us to a new world it does not give us a new heart.

जिन्हें किसी चीज़ की कमी नहीं होती, वे अक्सर यह भूल जाते हैं कि दुनिया में ऐसे कितने ही लोग हैं जिन्हें हर चीज़ की कमी है।

Those who want nothing are apt to forget how many there are who want every thing.

Those who want nothing are apt to forget how many there are who want every thing.

अनंत काल वह अथाह गहराई है जिसे न तो कोई ज्यामिति माप सकती है, न कोई अंकगणित हिसाब लगा सकता है, न कोई कल्पना उसकी थाह पा सकती है, और न ही कोई वक्ता उसका वर्णन कर सकता है।

eternity is a depth which no geometry can measure, no arithmetic calculate, no imagination conceive, no rhetoric describe.

eternity is a depth which no geometry can measure, no arithmetic calculate, no imagination conceive, no rhetoric describe.

प्रलोभन पाप को पैदा नहीं करता, वह तो पहले से ही हमारे दिल में छिपा बैठा रहता है।

Temptation does not make the sin, it lies ready in the heart.

Temptation does not make the sin, it lies ready in the heart.

जहाँ उजली कल्पना का राज होता है, वहाँ संवेदनशील मन और भी गहरा दर्द महसूस करता है।

Where bright imagination reigns, the fine-wrought spirit feels acuter pains.

Where bright imagination reigns, the fine-wrought spirit feels acuter pains.

यदि मुझे किसी दुश्मन से बदला लेना हो, तो मैं उसे लगातार किसी से नफरत करने की उलझन में फंसा दूँगी।

If I wanted to punish an enemy, it should be by fastening on him the trouble of constantly hating somebody.

If I wanted to punish an enemy, it should be by fastening on him the trouble of constantly hating somebody.

... उन महिलाओं के लिए अपनी खूबसूरती को अलविदा कहना एक बहुत बड़ा इम्तिहान होता है, जिनके पास इसके अलावा संबल के लिए कुछ और नहीं होता। जीवन के इसी परिपक्व दौर के लिए शिक्षा को अपने भीतर समृद्ध साधन संचित करने चाहिए।

... it is a most severe trial for those women to be called to lay down beauty, who have nothing else to take up. It is for this sober season of life that education should lay up its rich resources.

... it is a most severe trial for those women to be called to lay down beauty, who have nothing else to take up. It is for this sober season of life that education should lay up its rich resources.

गुस्सा छोटी-मोटी बातों पर आता है; निराशा तो मूक होती है।

Rage is for little wrongs; despair is dumb.

Rage is for little wrongs; despair is dumb.

जो तुम्हें नहीं जानते, उनके लिए कोई शब्द तुम्हारा रूप नहीं बयान कर सकते! और जो तुम्हें जानते हैं, वे जानते हैं कि सारे शब्द अधूरे हैं!

To those who know thee not, no words can paint! And those who know thee, know all words are faint!

To those who know thee not, no words can paint! And those who know thee, know all words are faint!

कोमलता दयालुता का ही स्वाभाविक परिणाम है।

Gentleness is the outgrowth of benignity.

Gentleness is the outgrowth of benignity.

दबाते और दबते हुए, वे छोटे-मोटे झगड़े जो घरेलू जीवन के रंग को फीका कर देते हैं; वह शांत सुकून और वह सारा चैन जो अनगिनत छोटी-छोटी खुशियों को मिलाकर बनता है; इन्हीं छोटी-छोटी बातों पर, जैसे बेटी, पत्नी या मित्र के रूप में निभाई जाने वाली जिम्मेदारियाँ, घर की लगभग पवित्र खुशियाँ टिकी होती हैं।

Subduing and subdued, the petty strife, Which clouds the colour of domestic life; The sober comfort, all the peace which springs From the large aggregate of little things; On these small cares of daughter, wife or friend, The almost sacred joys of home depend.

Subduing and subdued, the petty strife, Which clouds the colour of domestic life; The sober comfort, all the peace which springs From the large aggregate of little things; On these small cares of daughter, wife or friend, The almost sacred joys of home depend.

इंसानों में यह गलती आपको हमेशा मिलेगी; हर कोई यही सोचता है कि उसका छोटा सा दायरा ही पूरी दुनिया है।

In men this blunder still you find; all think their little set mankind.

In men this blunder still you find; all think their little set mankind.

दूसरों का मासूमियत से मनोरंजन करना भी मानवता की एक सेवा है। वे लोग समाज को बहुत कम समझते हैं जो सोचते हैं कि हम बिना किसी आराम के, हमेशा या तो कर्तव्यों में या फिर ध्यान में डूबे रह सकते हैं।

It is doing some service to humanity, to amuse innocently. They know but little of society who think we can bear to be always employed, either in duties or meditation, without relaxation.

It is doing some service to humanity, to amuse innocently. They know but little of society who think we can bear to be always employed, either in duties or meditation, without relaxation.

जो अभाग्यशाली इंसान पेट भरने के लिए खदानें खोदता है या दूसरों का पेट भरने के लिए हल चलाता है, वह उस इंसान से कम थका हुआ महसूस करता है जिसकी किस्मत में न तो सोच पाना है और न ही कुछ पढ़ पाना।

The wretch who digs the mine for bread, or ploughs, that others may be fed, feels less fatigued than that decreed to him who cannot think or read.

The wretch who digs the mine for bread, or ploughs, that others may be fed, feels less fatigued than that decreed to him who cannot think or read.

गुप्त हृदय सच्ची भक्ति का मंदिर है; वहीं, उस जीवित वेदी पर, संत पवित्रतम बलिदान की आग प्रज्वलित करता है, जो भले ही किसी को दिखाई न दे, लेकिन अनसुनी नहीं रहती, उसे स्वीकार जरूर किया जाता है।

The secret heart is fair devotion's temple; there the saint, even on that living altar, lights the flame of purest sacrifice, which burns unseen, not unaccepted.

The secret heart is fair devotion's temple; there the saint, even on that living altar, lights the flame of purest sacrifice, which burns unseen, not unaccepted.

अच्छा होने के साथ-साथ अप्रिय होना भी, नेकी के अधिकार के साथ बहुत बड़ाद्रोह है।

To be good and disagreeable is high treason against the royalty of virtue.

To be good and disagreeable is high treason against the royalty of virtue.

आजकल अच्छाई की प्रवृत्ति चुपचाप अपना काम करने की है, जबकि इसके विपरीत कुछ लोग अपने कारनामों की चर्चा से पूरी दुनिया को भर देते हैं और अपने शोर-शराबे से अपनी संख्या बहुत ज़्यादा महसूस कराते हैं।

it is the modern nature of goodness to exert itself quietly, while a few characters of the opposite cast seem, by the rumor of their exploits, to fill the world; and by their noise to multiply their numbers.

it is the modern nature of goodness to exert itself quietly, while a few characters of the opposite cast seem, by the rumor of their exploits, to fill the world; and by their noise to multiply their numbers.

भ्रष्ट आचरण को सुधारा जा सकता है, लेकिन मैले मन और दूषित कल्पना को आसानी से साफ नहीं किया जा सकता।

A corrupt practice may be abolished, but a soiled imagination is not easily cleansed.

A corrupt practice may be abolished, but a soiled imagination is not easily cleansed.

शब्दों का गलत इस्तेमाल हमेशा से एक बुराई रहा है।

The abuse of terms has at all times been an evil.

The abuse of terms has at all times been an evil.

यदि हम यहाँ कोई अपराध करते हैं या कोई भलाई करते हैं, तो वह विचारों में ही होती है; क्योंकि हमारे शब्द बहुत थोड़े होते हैं और कर्म तो बिल्कुल भी नहीं।

If we commit any crime, or do any good here, it must be in thought; for our words are few and our deeds none at all.

If we commit any crime, or do any good here, it must be in thought; for our words are few and our deeds none at all.

जब कभी आपको अपनी मानसिक योग्यताओं पर घमंड होने लगे, तो अपने से अधिक गुणी लोगों को देखिए, ताकि आपके मन में आगे बढ़ने की होड़ जागे; लेकिन जब आप अपनी परिस्थितियों से असंतुष्ट हों, तो अपने से नीचे के लोगों को देखिए, ताकि आपको संतोष करना आ सके।

When you are disposed to be vain of your mental acquirements, look up to those who are more accomplished than yourself, that you may be fired with emulation; but when you feel dissatisfied with your circumstances, look down on those beneath you, that you may learn contentment.

When you are disposed to be vain of your mental acquirements, look up to those who are more accomplished than yourself, that you may be fired with emulation; but when you feel dissatisfied with your circumstances, look down on those beneath you, that you may learn contentment.

प्रेम कभी कोई तर्क नहीं करता, वह खुलकर सब कुछ लुटा देता है, एक लापरवाह अमीर की तरह अपनी हर चीज़ सौंप देता है और फिर डरता है कि कहीं उसने कुछ कम तो नहीं दे दिया।

Love never reasons, but profusely gives, Gives, like a thoughtless prodigal, its all, And trembles then, lest it has done too little.

Love never reasons, but profusely gives, Gives, like a thoughtless prodigal, its all, And trembles then, lest it has done too little.

नास्तिकता के सभी तर्कों और बुद्धिमत्ता के खिलाफ केवल एक ही ऐसा अकाट्य तथ्य रखा जा सकता है; वह यह कि मृत्युशैया पर कभी किसी ने ईसाई होने पर पछतावा नहीं किया।

There is one single fact that one may oppose to all the wit and argument of infidelity; namely, that no man ever repented of being a Christian on his death-bed.

There is one single fact that one may oppose to all the wit and argument of infidelity; namely, that no man ever repented of being a Christian on his death-bed.

मेरी शिक्षा की योजना बेहद सरल और सीमित है। वे हफ्ते के दिनों में ऐसा मोटा काम सीखते हैं जिससे वे नौकर बनने के योग्य बन सकें। मैं गरीबों के लिए लिखने-पढ़ने की अनुमति नहीं देती। मेरा उद्देश्य किसी को धर्मांध बनाना नहीं है, बल्कि निचले वर्ग के लोगों को मेहनत और भक्ति की आदत डालना है।

My plan of instruction is extremely simple and limited. They learn, on week-days, such coarse works as may fit them for servants. I allow of no writing for the poor. My object is not to make fanatics, but to train up the lower classes in habits of industry and piety.

My plan of instruction is extremely simple and limited. They learn, on week-days, such coarse works as may fit them for servants. I allow of no writing for the poor. My object is not to make fanatics, but to train up the lower classes in habits of industry and piety.

चापलूसी बिल्कुल न हो; यह नेकी की मौत है; जो इंसान चापलूसी करता है, वह इस दुनिया में सबसे नीच है, सिवाय उस इंसान के जो खुद अपनी चापलूसी करवाना पसंद करता है।

No adulation; 'tis the death of virtue; Who flatters, is of all mankind the lowest Save he who courts the flattery.

No adulation; 'tis the death of virtue; Who flatters, is of all mankind the lowest Save he who courts the flattery.

बाहरी हमले और परेशानियां ईसाई को हिलाने के बजाय और मजबूत करते हैं, जैसे बाहर के तूफान ओक के पेड़ की जड़ों को और गहरा जमा देते हैं; जबकि अंदर का दीमक धीरे-धीरे उसे अंदर से सड़ाकर कमजोर कर देता है।

Outward attacks and troubles rather fix than unsettle the Christian, as tempests from without only serve to root the oak faster; while an inward canker will gradually rot and decay it.

Outward attacks and troubles rather fix than unsettle the Christian, as tempests from without only serve to root the oak faster; while an inward canker will gradually rot and decay it.

तेज दिमाग तुरंत अवसर को पहचान लेता है, विचार को झटपट अमल में ले आता है, और एक ही बार में योजना बनाकर उसे पूरा कर डालता है, इरादा करके उसे निभा देता है!

The keen spirit Seizes the prompt occasion, makes the thought Start into instant action, and at once Plans and performs, resolves and executes!

The keen spirit Seizes the prompt occasion, makes the thought Start into instant action, and at once Plans and performs, resolves and executes!

धार्मिक किताबें पढ़ने की नियमित आदत इतनी जरूरी है कि इसे प्रार्थना के दीये का तेल कहा गया है। हालाँकि, यदि पढ़ना बहुत ज्यादा हो और मनन कम, तो इसका वही असर हो सकता है जो उलटे रखे हुए दीये का होता है; जो खुद उस तेल की अधिकता से बुझ जाता है, जिसका काम तो असल में उसे रोशन रखना होता है।

The constant habit of perusing devout books is so indispensable, that it has been termed the oil of the lamp of prayer. Too much reading, however, and too little meditation, may produce the effect of a lamp inverted; which is extinguished by the very excess of that ailment, whose property is to feed it.

The constant habit of perusing devout books is so indispensable, that it has been termed the oil of the lamp of prayer. Too much reading, however, and too little meditation, may produce the effect of a lamp inverted; which is extinguished by the very excess of that ailment, whose property is to feed it.

कल्पना अज्ञात घटनाओं को भयानक तबाही के अनूठे और भयंकर रूपों में ढाल देती है, और जिस चीज़ से वह डरती है, उसी को पैदा कर देती है।

Imagination frames events unknown, In wild, fantastic shapes of hideous ruin, And what it fears creates.

Imagination frames events unknown, In wild, fantastic shapes of hideous ruin, And what it fears creates.

तारीफ़ करने में कंजूसी करना ठंडे स्वभाव या ईर्ष्यालु प्रवृत्ति को दर्शाता है।

A slowness to applaud betrays a cold temper or an envious spirit.

A slowness to applaud betrays a cold temper or an envious spirit.

यदि किसी युवती में वह समझदारी और शील है जिसके बिना सारा ज्ञान व्यर्थ है, तो वह कभी उसका दिखावा नहीं करेगी, क्योंकि वह अपनी उपलब्धियों का ढिंढोरा पीटने के बजाय और अधिक सीखने के प्रति ज़्यादा उत्सुक होगी।

If a young lady has that discretion and modesty without which all knowledge is little worth, she will never make an ostentatious parade of it, because she will rather be intent on acquiring more than on displaying what she has.

If a young lady has that discretion and modesty without which all knowledge is little worth, she will never make an ostentatious parade of it, because she will rather be intent on acquiring more than on displaying what she has.

ईश्वर के प्रति हमारे अनंत उपकार हमारे दिलों को हमारी अपनी किसी छोटी सी बेचैनी जितना भी नहीं भर पाते; और न ही उनकी अनंत पूर्णताएँ हमारी सबसे छोटी इच्छाओं जितनी भर पाती हैं।

Our infinite obligations to God do not fill our hearts half as much as a petty uneasiness of our own; nor His infinite perfections as much as our smallest wants.

Our infinite obligations to God do not fill our hearts half as much as a petty uneasiness of our own; nor His infinite perfections as much as our smallest wants.

मेरा एकांत अब सूनेपन में बदल चुका था; पहला वाला, यानी एकांत, मेरे विचार से इंसानी मन के लिए सबसे अच्छी स्थिति है, जबकि दूसरा वाला यानी सूनापन लगभग सबसे बुरी। पूरी तरह से सूनेपन में, आँखों को देखने के लिए कुछ चाहिए होता है, दिल को अपनाने के लिए किसी अपने की तलाश होती है, और समझ को आदान-प्रदान की ज़रूरत होती है। जब व्यक्ति के पास अपने व्यक्तित्व को मज़बूत करने के लिए कुछ न हो तो उसका स्वभाव अपनी कोमलता खो देता है, और जब उसे शांत करने वाला कोई न हो तो उसकी मिठास भी खत्म हो जाती है।

My retirement was now become solitude; the former is, I believe, the best state for the mind of man, the latter almost the worst. In complete solitude, the eye wants objects, the heart wants attachments, the understanding wants reciprocation. The character loses its tenderness when it has nothing to strengthen it, its sweetness when it has nothing to soothe it.

My retirement was now become solitude; the former is, I believe, the best state for the mind of man, the latter almost the worst. In complete solitude, the eye wants objects, the heart wants attachments, the understanding wants reciprocation. The character loses its tenderness when it has nothing to strengthen it, its sweetness when it has nothing to soothe it.

अद्भुत बात है कि जिस सुख का आनंद बिना किसी परेशानी के लिया जाता है, उसे छोड़ना बहुत दर्दनाक होता है!

Strange! that what is enjoyed without pleasure cannot be discontinued without pain!

Strange! that what is enjoyed without pleasure cannot be discontinued without pain!

हमें अच्छे लोगों के लिए उतनी किताबों की ज़रूरत नहीं है, जितनी उन किताबों की जो बुरे लोगों को बेहतर बना सकें।

We do not so much want books for good people, as books which will make bad ones better.

We do not so much want books for good people, as books which will make bad ones better.

छोटी-छोटी बातें जो लगातार होती रहती हैं, वही मेरा सारा समय चुरा लेती हैं। मेरी शिक्षा में पढ़ना सीखने पर खर्च किया गया समय बेकार ही गया, क्योंकि मैं कभी कुछ नहीं पढ़ता।

It is the large aggregate of small things perpetually occurring that robs me of all my time. The expense of learning to read might have been spared in my education, for I never read.

It is the large aggregate of small things perpetually occurring that robs me of all my time. The expense of learning to read might have been spared in my education, for I never read.

माता-पिता अक्सर झुकाव को ही प्रतिभा समझ बैठते हैं।

parents are too apt to mistake inclination for genius.

parents are too apt to mistake inclination for genius.

जब इन अमुझ और लगातार बोलने वाले लोगों को चुप रहने के लिए मजबूर किया जाता है, तो क्या यह स्पष्ट नहीं है कि वे इसलिए चुप नहीं हैं कि वे किसी की बात सुन रहे हैं, बल्कि इसलिए कि वे इस बात की सोच में डूबे हैं कि जब उन्हें पहला मौका मिलेगा (जिसकी वे बड़ी बेसब्री से ताक में हैं), तो वे खुद क्या बोलेंगे?

when these incorrigible talkers are compelled to be quiet, is it not evident that they are not silent because they are listening to what is said, but because they are thinking of what they themselves shall say when they can seize the first lucky interval, for which they are so narrowly watching?

when these incorrigible talkers are compelled to be quiet, is it not evident that they are not silent because they are listening to what is said, but because they are thinking of what they themselves shall say when they can seize the first lucky interval, for which they are so narrowly watching?

बोलने के अंदाज़ की तरह ही चुप रहने के अंदाज़ में भी कम ही विविधता होती है।

the modes of speech are scarcely more variable than the modes of silence.

the modes of speech are scarcely more variable than the modes of silence.

गुस्सा एक हिंसक कृत्य है, ईर्ष्या एक स्थायी आदत - कोई भी व्यक्ति हर समय गुस्से में नहीं रह सकता, लेकिन वह हमेशा ईर्ष्यालु हो सकता है।

Anger is a violent act, envy a constant habit - no one can be always angry, but he may be always envious.

Anger is a violent act, envy a constant habit - no one can be always angry, but he may be always envious.

इस दुनिया में जितने भी बुरे काम प्रचलित हैं, उनमें शब्दों का दुरुपयोग सबसे छोटा नहीं है। समय के प्रभाव और फैशन के विकृत रूप के कारण, सबसे सीधे और स्पष्ट शब्दों को भी इस तरह बदला जा सकता है कि उनका अर्थ उनके मूल अर्थ से बिल्कुल उलट हो जाए।

Among the many evils which prevail under the sun, the abuse of words is not the least considerable. By the influence of time, and the perversion of fashion, the plainest and most unequivocal may be so altered, as to have a meaning assigned them almost diametrically opposite to their original signification.

Among the many evils which prevail under the sun, the abuse of words is not the least considerable. By the influence of time, and the perversion of fashion, the plainest and most unequivocal may be so altered, as to have a meaning assigned them almost diametrically opposite to their original signification.

नाम ही दुनिया चलाते हैं।

Names govern the world.

Names govern the world.

ये लगातार बढ़ते जा रहे ऐसे कौन से लेखक हैं जो बेजोड़ उर्वरता के साथ अपनी तेजी से पैदा होने वाली रचनाओं से दुनिया को भरे जा रहे हैं? वे उपन्यासकार हैं।

Who are those ever multiplying authors that with unparalleled fecundity are overstocking the world with their quick succeeding progeny? They are novel-writers.

Who are those ever multiplying authors that with unparalleled fecundity are overstocking the world with their quick succeeding progeny? They are novel-writers.

आनंद उठाना मेरी जानकारी में सबसे कठिन काम है, खासकर उन लोगों के लिए जो इसके आदी नहीं हैं।

Pleasure is by much the most laborious trade I know, especially for those who have not a vocation to it.

Pleasure is by much the most laborious trade I know, especially for those who have not a vocation to it.

किसी सही काम की तारीफ करना उसे खुद करने का एक सस्ता विकल्प है, जिससे हम अक्सर संतुष्ट हो जाते हैं।

Commending a right thing is a cheap substitute for doing it, with which we are too apt to satisfy ourselves.

Commending a right thing is a cheap substitute for doing it, with which we are too apt to satisfy ourselves.

हे ईर्ष्या, तू नर्क की सबसे बदसूरत पिशाचनी है! तेरा घातक जहर मेरी सांसों और नसों में समा जाता है, मेरे शरीर के स्वस्थ रंग को मुरझाए हुए पीलेपन में बदल देता है, और मेरी आत्मा को निचोड़ लेता है!

O jealousy, Thou ugliest fiend of hell! thy deadly venom Preys on my vitals, turns the healthful hue Of my flesh check to haggard sallowness, And drinks my spirit up!

O jealousy, Thou ugliest fiend of hell! thy deadly venom Preys on my vitals, turns the healthful hue Of my flesh check to haggard sallowness, And drinks my spirit up!

नाराजगी हमारे मन की शांति के लिए इतनी महँगी कीमत है कि अगर यह सही भी न हो, तब भी इसे माफ कर देना हमारे लिए ज़्यादा सस्ता सौदा साबित होगा।

Resentment is an evil so costly to our peace that we should find it more cheap to forgive even were it no more right.

Resentment is an evil so costly to our peace that we should find it more cheap to forgive even were it no more right.

विलासिता और भोग-विलास, भले ही कितनी भी कोमलता से अपने कदम बढ़ाएँ और कितनी भी खामोशी से दिल पर रेशमी जंजीरें कसें, वे सबसे आक्रामक और उग्र बुराइयों से भी ज़्यादा इंसान को गुलाम बना लेते हैं

Luxury and dissipation, soft and gentle as their approaches are, and silently as they throw their silken chains about the heart, enslave it more than the most active and turbulent vices

Luxury and dissipation, soft and gentle as their approaches are, and silently as they throw their silken chains about the heart, enslave it more than the most active and turbulent vices

चूंकि छोटी-छोटी बातें ही मिलकर मानव जीवन का ताना-बाना बुनती हैं, और हमारी आधी परेशानियाँ हमारी अपनी कमियों से पैदा होती हैं; चूंकि जीवन के बेहतरीन सुख शांति और आराम में निहित हैं, और भले ही सेवा बहुत कम लोग कर सकें, लेकिन खुश हर कोई कर सकता है; इसलिए, इस बात से अंसवेदनशील लोग यह सीख लें कि छोटी सी बेरुखी भी एक बड़ा अपराध है।

Since trifles make the sum of human things, And half our misery from our foibles springs; Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And though but few can serve, yet all may please; On, let th' ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness is a great offence.

Since trifles make the sum of human things, And half our misery from our foibles springs; Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, And though but few can serve, yet all may please; On, let th' ungentle spirit learn from hence, A small unkindness is a great offence.

महिमा अपनी आत्मा को चीरने वाली किरणें राजाओं के महलों और गरीबों की झोपड़ियों दोनों पर समान रूप से बिखेरती है, और इंसानी दुनिया के इन सारे बनावटी और खोखले भेदों की परवाह बिल्कुल नहीं करती।

Glory darts her soul-pervading ray on thrones and cottages, regardless still of all the artificial nice distinctions vain human customs make.

Glory darts her soul-pervading ray on thrones and cottages, regardless still of all the artificial nice distinctions vain human customs make.

मुकुट! आख़िर यह है क्या? यह तो एक पूरी जनता के दुखों को अपने ऊपर झेलना है! उनकी आहें सुनना, उनकी असंतुष्टि को महसूस करना, और भव्य उत्तरदायित्वों के भारी बोझ के तले दब जाना है!

A crown! what is it? It is to bear the miseries of a people! To hear their murmurs, feel their discontents, And sink beneath a load of splendid care!

A crown! what is it? It is to bear the miseries of a people! To hear their murmurs, feel their discontents, And sink beneath a load of splendid care!

वह शातिर चोट, जिसका जहरीला तीर कानों को मुश्किल से छूता है, लेकिन सीधे दिल पर वार करता है।

The artful injury, whose venomed dart scarce wounds the hearing, while it stabs the heart.

The artful injury, whose venomed dart scarce wounds the hearing, while it stabs the heart.

इस दुनिया में केवल दो ही बुरी चीजें हैं, पाप और पित्त (गुस्सा)।

There are only two bad things in this world, sin and bile.

There are only two bad things in this world, sin and bile.

लंबी आदत हमें किसी भी चीज़ के इतने करीब ले आती है कि सबसे बड़ी अशुद्धियाँ और कमियाँ भी हमें परेशान करना बंद कर देती हैं, जब वे हमारे रोजमर्रा के कामों का हिस्सा बन जाती हैं।

Long habit so reconciles us to almost any thing, that the grossest improprieties cease to strike us when they once make a part of the common course of action.

Long habit so reconciles us to almost any thing, that the grossest improprieties cease to strike us when they once make a part of the common course of action.

ईश्वर की सर्वव्यापकता ही एक ऐसा सच है जो हमें सच्चा संबल देती है, और मुझे कभी-कभी हैरानी होती है कि जिन लोगों के पास सांत्वना का यह महान स्रोत नहीं है, वे मुश्किलों और संघर्षों के बीच भी अपना हौसला कैसे बनाए रखते हैं। यह ज़रूर उनकी लापरवाह प्रवृत्ति और फौलादी तंत्रिकाओं का ही कमाल होगा।

The ubiquity of the Divine presence is the only true support, and I am sometimes astonished how persons, who evidently do not possess that grand source of consolation, keep up their spirits under trials and difficulties. It must be owing to careless tempers and nerves of brass.

The ubiquity of the Divine presence is the only true support, and I am sometimes astonished how persons, who evidently do not possess that grand source of consolation, keep up their spirits under trials and difficulties. It must be owing to careless tempers and nerves of brass.

भूलने की प्रवृत्ति को हमेशा से खामोशी की ही संतान माना गया है।

oblivion has been noticed as the offspring of silence.

oblivion has been noticed as the offspring of silence.

प्रतीक या दिखावे को ही असलियत समझ लेना बहुत आम बात है; और इसके बाहरी लक्षण को हासिल करने की कोशिश करना, बिना कभी इसके आंतरिक गुणों को अपने भीतर उतारने की मेहनत किए, एक बेहद आम आदत बन चुकी है।

nothing is more common than to mistake the sign for the thing itself; nor is any practice more frequent than that of endeavoring to acquire the exterior mark, without once thinking to labor after the interior grace.

nothing is more common than to mistake the sign for the thing itself; nor is any practice more frequent than that of endeavoring to acquire the exterior mark, without once thinking to labor after the interior grace.

दूसरों में शायद ही कोई ऐसा दुर्गुण होगा जो हमें दिखावे या घमंड से ज़्यादा चिढ़ाता हो, भले ही सच तो यह है कि इससे हमारा नुकसान सबसे कम होता है।

There is scarcely any fault in another which offends us more than vanity, though perhaps there is none that really injures us so little.

There is scarcely any fault in another which offends us more than vanity, though perhaps there is none that really injures us so little.

दो बुराइयों में से, क्या यह बेहतर नहीं होगा कि एक लेखक उबाऊ हो जाए बजाय इसके कि वह सतही रहे? किसी भरी हुई सुराही से आप ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा ही पा सकते हैं, लेकिन खाली सुराही से आपको कुछ नहीं मिल सकता।

Of two evils, had not an author better be tedious than superficial! From an overflowing vessel you may gather more, indeed, than you want, but from an empty one you can gather nothing.

Of two evils, had not an author better be tedious than superficial! From an overflowing vessel you may gather more, indeed, than you want, but from an empty one you can gather nothing.

युवाओं में चीजों को जल्दी भांप लेने की एक फितरत होती है, जिसे वे अक्सर अपनी गहरी समझ या पैनी बुद्धि समझ बैठते हैं।

Youth has a quickness of apprehension, which it is very apt to mistake for an acuteness of penetration.

Youth has a quickness of apprehension, which it is very apt to mistake for an acuteness of penetration.

प्रार्थना कोई वाक्पटुता नहीं, बल्कि सच्ची व्याकुलता और लगन है; लाचारी की कोई परिभाषा नहीं, बल्कि उसका गहरा अहसास है; शब्दों का कोई खेल नहीं, बल्कि आत्मा की सच्ची पुकार है।

Prayer is not eloquence, but earnestness; not the definition of helplessness, but the feeling of it; not figures of speech, but earnestness of soul.

Prayer is not eloquence, but earnestness; not the definition of helplessness, but the feeling of it; not figures of speech, but earnestness of soul.

कठिनाइयां वह पाठशाला हैं जहाँ महान गुण सीखे जाते हैं, और जहाँ महान चरित्रों का निर्माण होता है।

Affliction is the school in which great virtues are acquired, in which great characters are formed.

Affliction is the school in which great virtues are acquired, in which great characters are formed.

जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी (यानी जैसा कर्म करोगे, वैसी आदत बन जाएगी)।

Sow an action, reap a habit.

Sow an action, reap a habit.

مرنے کے بستر پر کبھی کسی انسان نے مسیحی ہونے پر پچھتاوا نہیں کیا۔

No man ever repented of being a Christian on his death bed.

No man ever repented of being a Christian on his death bed.

مذہب کے بغیر ذہانت ایسے ہی ہے جیسے کسی محل کے بیرونی دروازے پر روشن چراغ؛ جو شاید محل کے باہر والوں کو تو تھوڑی سی روشنی دیدے، مگر اندر رہنے والا اندھیرے میں بیٹھا ہو۔

Genius without religion is only a lamp on the outer gate of a palace; it may serve to cast a gleam of light on those that are without, while the inhabitant sits in darkness.

Genius without religion is only a lamp on the outer gate of a palace; it may serve to cast a gleam of light on those that are without, while the inhabitant sits in darkness.

ایک دانہ بھی بڑے پیمانے پر محسوس ہوتا ہے، پانی کا ایک قطرہ سمندر کو بڑھانے میں مدد کرتا ہے، اور آگ کی ایک چنگاری دنیا کو روشنی دینے میں مدد کرتی ہے۔ کوئی بھی شخص خدمت کے لیے اتنا چھوٹا، کمزور یا غریب نہیں ہوتا کہ کسی کام کا نہ ہو۔ اس بات کو سوچیں اور عمل کریں۔

One kernel is felt in a hogshead; one drop of water helps to swell the ocean; a spark of fire helps to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act.

One kernel is felt in a hogshead; one drop of water helps to swell the ocean; a spark of fire helps to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act.

سب لوگ خدا کی نعمتیں چاہتے ہیں، مگر وہ خدا کو نہیںاتے۔

All desire the gifts of God, but they do not desire God.

All desire the gifts of God, but they do not desire God.

معافی غصے پر آنے والے خرچ کو بچا لیتی ہے۔

Forgiveness saves the expense of anger.

Forgiveness saves the expense of anger.

ہم اکثر اپنے راستے سے ہٹ کر بڑے اور نایاب نیک کاموں کے مواقع تلاش کرنے لگتے ہیں، اور اپنے سامنے بالکل سیدھے راستے پر موجود عام اور چھوٹے نیکی کے کاموں کو نظر انداز کر کے اپنی منزل کے بارے میں غلط فहमी کا شکار ہو جاتے ہیں۔

We are apt to mistake our vocation by looking out of the way for occasions to exercise great and rare virtues, and by stepping over the ordinary ones that lie directly in the road before us.

We are apt to mistake our vocation by looking out of the way for occasions to exercise great and rare virtues, and by stepping over the ordinary ones that lie directly in the road before us.

خود کو دھوکہ دینے کی چالاکی کی کوئی حد نہیں۔

The ingenuity of self-deception is inexhaustible.

The ingenuity of self-deception is inexhaustible.

جو دعا آسمان کی طرف جاتی ہے، وہ ہم پر blessings (برکتوں) کی شکل میں واپس نازل ہوتی ہے۔ یہ اس بارش کی طرح ہے جو ابھی ابھی برسی ہے، جو زمین سے بھاپ بن کر بادلوں میں گئی تھی اور پھر وہیں سے تازگی بخشنے والی بارش بن کر زمین پر واپس آ گئی۔

What ascends up in prayer descends to us again in blessings. It is like the rain which just now fell, and which had been drawn up from the ground in vapors to the clouds before it descended from them to the earth in that refreshing shower.

What ascends up in prayer descends to us again in blessings. It is like the rain which just now fell, and which had been drawn up from the ground in vapors to the clouds before it descended from them to the earth in that refreshing shower.

دنیا کو اتنی معلومات کی ضرورت نہیں ہے جتنی یاد دہانی کی۔

The world does not require so much to be informed as to be reminded.

The world does not require so much to be informed as to be reminded.

توبہ کسی ایک عمل سے مکمل نہیں ہوتی، اسے ہمارے دل میں اس طرح بس جانا چاہیے کہ یہ ایک مستقل مزاجی بن جائے، جو اس بات کے مسلسل احساس سے پیدا ہو کہ ہمیں اس کی کتنی ضرورت ہے۔

Repentance is not completed by a single act, it must be incorporated into our mind, till it become a fixed state, arising from a continual sense of our need of it.

Repentance is not completed by a single act, it must be incorporated into our mind, till it become a fixed state, arising from a continual sense of our need of it.

بدقسمتی کی بات یہ ہے کہ دینی علم کو اکثر دل اور جذبات کے بجائے یادداشت کا معاملہ سمجھا جاتا ہے؛ اسے ایک خشک فریضہ سمجھا جاتا ہے نہ کہ ایک زندہ مسرت۔

The misfortune is, that religious learning is too often rather considered as an act of the memory than of the heart and affections; as a dry duty, rather than a lively pleasure.

The misfortune is, that religious learning is too often rather considered as an act of the memory than of the heart and affections; as a dry duty, rather than a lively pleasure.

اہداف آپ کو قلیل مدت کے مسائل پر قابو پانے میں مدد دیتے ہیں۔

Goals help you overcome short-term problems.

Goals help you overcome short-term problems.

اگر خدا بعض اوقات اپنی رحمت کی وجہ سے وہ عطا نہ کرے جو ہم مانگتے ہیں، تو ہم اپنی ہی مانگی ہوئی دعا سے برباد ہو جائیں گے۔

Did not God Sometimes withhold in mercy what we ask, We should be ruined at our own request.

Did not God Sometimes withhold in mercy what we ask, We should be ruined at our own request.

زمین پر روح ایک لامحدود مہمان ہے، جو ایک فرضی ضیافت میں بھوکے رہنے پر مجبور ہے: ایک ایسی چنگاری جو فطرت کے زور سے اوپر کی طرف اٹھتی ہے: ایک نہر جو اپنے اصل منبع سے ہٹا دی گئی ہے؛ بے پناہ سمندر سے الگ ہوا ایک قطرہ؛ ابدیت سے الگ ہوا ایک لمحہ؛ آنے والے سکون کے لیے تڑپتا ہوا ایک مسافر؛ اپنے آبائی گھر کے لیے بے چین ایک جلاوطن۔

The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compelled to starve at an unreal feast: A spark, which upward tends by nature's force: A stream diverted from its parent source; A drop dissever'd from the boundless sea; A moment, parted from eternity; A pilgrim panting for the rest to come; An exile, anxious for his native home.

The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compelled to starve at an unreal feast: A spark, which upward tends by nature's force: A stream diverted from its parent source; A drop dissever'd from the boundless sea; A moment, parted from eternity; A pilgrim panting for the rest to come; An exile, anxious for his native home.

ہر چیز کو جاننا اتنا اہم نہیں جتنا کہ ہر چیز کی اصل قیمت کو سمجھنا، جو ہم سیکھتے ہیں اس کی قدر کرنا اور جو کچھ ہم جانتے ہیں اسے ترتیب دینا ہے۔

It is not so important to know everything as to know the exact value of everything, to appreciate what we learn and to arrange what we know.

It is not so important to know everything as to know the exact value of everything, to appreciate what we learn and to arrange what we know.

دعا کوئی خوش بیانی نہیں بلکہ سچی لگن اور تڑپ ہے۔

Prayer is not eloquence but earnestness.

Prayer is not eloquence but earnestness.

ہم ایک ایسے دور میں رہ رہے ہیں جہاں تفریح کا ہونا لازمی ہے، چاہے اس کے بدلے میں ذہانت، احساس، بھروسہ اور اصول ہی کیوں نہ قربان کرنے پڑیں۔

we live in an age which must be amused, though genius, feeling, trust, and principle be the sacrifice.

we live in an age which must be amused, though genius, feeling, trust, and principle be the sacrifice.

جس شخص کو ایک بار شراب کی لت لگ جائے، اس کے بارے میں شاذ و نادر ہی یہ کہا جا سکتا ہے کہ وہ صرف ایک گناہ کا مرتکب ہوا ہے۔

He who has once taken to drink can seldom be said to be guilty of one sin only.

He who has once taken to drink can seldom be said to be guilty of one sin only.

کوشش کرنے سے پہلے تمام اصلاحی کام خوفناک معلوم ہوتے ہیں۔

All reformations seem formidable before they are attempted.

All reformations seem formidable before they are attempted.