Children sweeten labors; but they make misfortunes more bitter. They increase the cares of life; but they mitigate the remembrance of death.
孩子使劳作变得甘甜,却也使不幸更加苦涩;他们增添生活的牵挂,却缓和了想到死亡时的忧惧。
— Francis Bacon · Essays (1625) · Of Parents and Children —
Children sweeten labors; but they make misfortunes more bitter. They increase the cares of life; but they mitigate the remembrance of death.
孩子使劳作变得甘甜,却也使不幸更加苦涩;他们增添生活的牵挂,却缓和了想到死亡时的忧惧。