At God's footstool to confess, a poor soul knelt, and bowed his head. "I failed! " He cried. The Master said, "Thou didst thy best, that's success. "

一个可怜的灵魂，跪在台阶上向上帝忏悔，低垂着头，“我失败了”，他痛哭着说。上帝说：“你尽了全力，这就是成功。”

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Thy Lord knows best, and he has the clouds and the sun at His disposal. — Selected.

你的主无所不知，云和太阳，都受他的使唤与调节。

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For it is best to reach this object, and if thou dost fail, let thy failure be in attempting this.

因为达到这一目标是最好的，如果你做不到，也要让你的失败是尝试的失败。

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But Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best-laid schemes o mice an men Gang aft agley, An lea'e us nought but grief an pain, For promis'd joy!

BBC: Last Updated: Tuesday January 25 2005 15:24 GMT