The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but what will render his life happy on the whole amount.

  • -- Joseph Addison 约瑟夫·艾迪生

重要的问题不是,什么能使人获得一些分散的快乐,而是什么能使他的生活总体上幸福。

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The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors.

事实是,我们可以学会调整我们的思想、身体和情感,把痛苦或快乐与我们所选择的联系起来。通过改变我们把痛苦和快乐联系在一起的东西,我们会立即改变我们的行为。

I would seriously question whether anybody is really foolish enough to really say what they mean. Sometimes I think that civilization as we know it would kind of break down if we all were completely honest.

我要严肃地质疑,是否有人真的愚蠢到说出自己的意思。有时我认为,我们所知道的文明会崩溃,如果我们都是完全诚实的。

I believe that reforming our intelligence community is one of the most important things that we can do in order to ensure that our country is in fact safer, stronger and wiser.

我相信,为了确保我们的国家实际上更安全、更强大、更明智,我们能够做的最重要的事情之一就是改革我们的情报机构。

Yeah, man I am going to be writing a book soon. The reality of being in a rock band in the music business'.

是啊,伙计,我很快就要写书了。在音乐行业加入摇滚乐队的现实。

For years it never occurred to me to question the judgment of those in charge at the studio.

多年来,我从未想过要质疑工作室负责人的判断。

A rich man is happy while he is alive but sorry when he dies.

有钱的人活着是幸福的,死后却感到遗憾。

A clever man's inheritance is found in every country.

每个国家都有聪明人的遗产。

Family is the most important thing in the world.

家庭是世界上最重要的事情。

A bad tree does not yield good apples.

坏树结不出好苹果。

Buying is a profound pleasure.

购买是一种极大的乐趣。

I'm happily single.

我快乐的单身。