All such desires as lead to no pain when they remain ungratified are unnecessary, and the longing is easily got rid of, when the thing desired is difficult to procure or when the desires seem likely to produce harm.
All such desires as lead to no pain when they remain ungratified are unnecessary, and the longing is easily got rid of, when the thing desired is difficult to procure or when the desires seem likely to produce harm.
我们希望消除痛苦，但当这一希望不可能实现时，它就是多余的，当我们欲求的东西可望不可及或这一欲求可能产生危害时，这样的欲求很容易放弃。