The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of absent pleasures, cause inconstancy.

  • -- Blaise Pascal 巴斯卡

意识到眼前快乐的虚假性,以及对缺乏快乐的虚荣心的无知,导致了无常。

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My vanity was flattered by having been mistaken for our revered sovereign. I ordered a banquet to be got ready for the following evening, under the trees before my house, and invited the whole town.

我的虚荣心由于被误认为是我们尊敬的君主而得到了满足。我命令在我家门前的树下为第二天晚上准备一个宴会,并邀请了全城的人。

What I love about the East End is that there's a great perseverance, determination and courage. What I dislike about it is that there is sometimes a celebration of ignorance.

我喜欢伦敦东区的原因是这里有巨大的毅力、决心和勇气。我不喜欢的是,有时人们会庆祝无知。

I suppose that by being absent from the music business, it appeared that I just dropped out, but really I never did. I was continuously working and doing various things.

我想,由于没有涉足音乐行业,我似乎刚刚退学,但实际上我从未退学。我一直在工作,做各种各样的事情。

Looking at yourself in a mirror isn't exactly a study of life.

照镜子并不是对生活的研究。

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

教育是一个逐步发现自己无知的过程。

Never find fault with the absent.

永远不要对缺席的人吹毛求疵。