We are either progressing or retrograding all the while. There is no such thing as remaining stationary in this life.

  • -- James Freeman Clarke 詹姆士·弗雷曼·克拉克

我们一直在进步或倒退。生命中没有静止不动的东西。

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Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.

保守主义抛弃处方,逃避原则,否定进步;它拒绝一切对古代的尊重,对现在没有任何补偿,对未来也没有任何准备。

My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and look after my younger siblings and do the housework.

我的父母是自由派知识分子,但他们甚至希望我呆在家里照顾弟弟妹妹,做家务。

There are two kinds of fools: one says, "This is old, therefore it is good"; the other says, "This is new, therefore it is better."

傻瓜有两种:一种说:“这是旧的,所以是好的。”另一个说:“这是新的,所以更好。”

Liberals do not appear to address potential solutions with anything like the far right's aura of God-given self-confidence.

自由主义者似乎没有带着极右翼那种天赐自信的光环来解决潜在的问题。

There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

曾经有一段时间,在花蕾中保持紧绷的风险比开花的风险更令人痛苦。

We seek not rest but transformation. We are dancing through each other as doorways.

我们寻求的不是休息,而是变革。 我们跳着舞穿过彼此的门。