Pithy gems from John Trapp, 1601-1669
约翰·特拉普（1601-1669年）的精辟格言
Pleasure, profit and preferment are the worldling’s trinity!
快乐、利益和晋升是世俗之人的三位一体！
Better be pruned to grow, than cut up to burn!
宁愿被修剪以成长，也不要被砍伐以焚烧！
Conscience is God’s spy in the bosom.
良知是上帝在人心中的间谍。
God casts away many in anger for their supposed goodness, but none for their confessed badness.
上帝因人们自以为的善良而愤怒地抛弃许多人，却不会因他们承认的罪恶而抛弃任何人。
A circle cannot fill a triangle, so neither can the whole world fill the heart of a man.
圆形无法填满三角形，同样，整个世界也无法填满人的心。
You may as easily fill a chest with goodness, as the heart with gold.
你可以轻易地用善良填满箱子，就像用黄金填满心一样。
He who will be angry and not sin, must not be angry at nothing but sin.
想要发怒而不犯罪的人，必须只对罪恶发怒，而不对其他事物发怒。
Be careful what books you read; for as water tastes of the soil though which it runs, so does the soul taste of the books that a man reads.
要小心你所阅读的书籍；因为水会带有它流经的土壤的味道，人的灵魂也会带有他所阅读的书籍的味道。
Truth must be spoken, however it is received.
无论真理如何被接受，都必须说出来。
It is in mercy and in measure, that God chastises His children.
上帝以怜悯和适度的方式惩戒祂的子女。
A man may go to Hell with baptismal water upon his face!
一个人即使脸上带着洗礼的水，也可能下地狱！