That perfect tranquility of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library.

  • -- Aphra Behn 阿芙拉·贝恩

那种完美的宁静的生活,只有在静修中才能找到,一个忠实的朋友和一个好的图书馆。

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This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselves and our nearest friends, is insatiable, perpetual, universal, and directly destructive of society.

仅仅是这种为我们自己和我们最亲密的朋友获取财物的欲望,就是贪得无厌的,永恒的,普遍的,直接破坏社会的。

If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.

如果所有的印刷商都下定决心不印刷任何东西,除非他们确信这样做不会冒犯任何人,那么印刷出来的东西就会很少。

When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade without further introduction.

当一个人喜欢猫的时候,我就是他的朋友和同志,无需进一步介绍。

Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.

雷声是好的,雷声是令人印象深刻的;但真正起作用的是闪电。

Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for a bus.

艺术能打动你,而设计却不能,除非它是一个好的公共汽车设计。

Reading - the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay.

阅读——远离绝对孤独的最佳状态。