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“I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit.”– John Kennedy, the 35th U.S. President

Pope Francis has called for a translation of a phrase about temptation in the Lord’s Prayer to be changed. The current wording that says "lead us not into temptation" is not a good translation because God does not lead humans to sin, he said. His suggestion is to use "do not let us fall into temptation" instead, he told Italian TV.

天主教教宗方濟各要求改變主禱文中一句有關試探的譯文。既有的措辭「不要領我們進入試探」不是好譯文，因為上帝不會領人犯罪，他說。他的建議是改用「不要讓我們陷入試探」，他告訴義大利電視台。

The Lord’s Prayer is the best-known prayer in Christianity. The pontiff said France’s Roman Catholic Church was now using the new wording "do not let us fall into temptation" as an alternative, and something similar should be used worldwide.

Religious people "cling" to certain beliefs in the face of evidence because those views are closely tied to their moral compasses, new studies have suggested.

新研究指出，宗教信徒在面對證據時會「堅持」某些信念，因為這些見解與他們的道德羅盤緊密相關。

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio interviewed 900 religious and non-religious people in two studies examining personality characteristics that drive dogmatism. The studies surveyed people who identified as atheist, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, and of 19 other religions.

“The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers.”– Max De Pree, CEO

“Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.”— Leon Suenens, Clergyman

「快樂是那些去夢想且準備好付出代價去實現它們的人。」

“It is much simpler to buy books than to read them and easier to read them than to absorb their contents.”– William Osler, Physician

“It is no use saying, ‘We are doing our best.’ You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.”– Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister

「說『我們盡力了』沒有用，為了成功你得做任何必要的事。」

“More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men then has been taken from the earth.”– Napoleon Hill, Motivational Writer