Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved.

  • -- W. Somerset Maugham 威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆

完美是有点枯燥。人生的讽刺之处在于,我们所有人的目标都是实现不了的。

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That's one of the ironies of our time: Right when we're on the edge of serious improvements in health care, we're also cooking the planet.

这是我们这个时代的一个讽刺之处:正当我们处于医疗保健水平大幅提高的边缘之际,我们也在烹饪这个星球。

The study of Nature is intercourse with the Highest Mind. You should never trifle with Nature.

对自然的研究是与最高思想的交流。你不应该轻视自然。

A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us.

一点小事安慰我们,一点小事使我们悲伤。