연기하다, 뒤로 미루다
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
premise
전제, 앞서 한말
Promise has faith as premise. Only men of faith can promise.
premise
구내, 건물,
I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master’s premises with clothes on, but was easily quieted by a naked thief.
premise
가정하다, 전제하다
A government cannot be premised on the belief that all persons are created equal when it asserts that God prefers some.
quote
인용하다, 예로 들다
Next to being witty yourself, the best thing is being able to quote another’s wit.
rejoice
크게 기뻐하다
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
intrinsic
본질적인, 내재하는, 고유한
Babies aren’t born cruel or filled with sick desire. Evil is not intrinsic. It’s fashioned.
preservation
보존, 보호, 보관, 저장
He who lives by fighting with an enemy has an interest in the preservation of the enemy’s life.
regime
정치 제도, 정권
Censorship reflects a society’s lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.
ripen
익다, 숙성하다, 원숙해지다
When God ripens apples, he isn’t in a hurry and doesn’t make a noise.
compromise
타협하다, 화해하다 Compromise now, because you’ll have to later, anyway; only then you’ll have gone through things you’ll wish you hadn’t.
compromise
손상시키다, 위태롭게 하다
Don’t compromise yourself. Your are all you’ve got.
compromise
타협, 화해, 절충
A man’s wife is his compromise with the illusion of his first sweetheart.
loyal
충성스러운, 충직한, 성실한
If a man is not faithful to his own individuality, he cannot be loyal to anything.
specify
상술하다, 명기하다, 구체적으로 말하다
Every time we tell anybody to cheer up, things might be worse; we run away for fear we might be asked to specify how.
tame
길들이다, 복종시키다, 길들인, 온순한
Patience is passion tamed.
tame
길들인, 온순한
Man is a tame or civilized animal; but if he be insufficiently or ill educated he is the most savage of earthly creatures.
unattainable
도달할 수 없는, 달성할 수 없는
Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.
undeserved
받을 자격이 없는, 부당한
It is the duty of righteous men to make war on all undeserved privilege, but one must not forget that this is a war without end.
unparalleled
빌할 데 없는, 유례 없는
Once viewed as an unparalleled opportunity, the Chinese miracle is now being viewed as a threat by both the U.S. and Japan.
abound
많이 있다, 풍부하다
Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found.
utilize
이용하다, 활용하다
Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage.
vain
자만심이 강한
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.
vain
헛된, 효과 없는
It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.
exemplify
예시하다, ~의 좋은 예가 되다
It is easier to exemplify values than teach them.
accord
일치하다, 조화되다
Be patient with both friends and enemies, and you accord with the way things are.
accord
주다, 수여하다
I would like to thank the committee for according me this honor.
accord
일치, 합의, 협정
Deed and word should be in accord. A man should be equal to himself under all conditions, and always the same.