To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.

  • -- Henry David Thoreau 亨利·大卫·梭罗

对一个哲学家来说,所有的新闻,就像人们所说的,都是流言蜚语,编辑和阅读这些新闻的人都是喝茶的老妇人。

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The very fact that women now form about one-fifth of the employes in manufacture and commerce in this country has opened a vast field of industrial legislation directly affecting women as wage-earners.

妇女现在在我国制造业和商业中占雇员的五分之一左右,这一事实本身就开辟了一个广泛的工业立法领域,直接影响到作为工薪阶层的妇女。

The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars and bigamists are essentially moral men.

现在最危险的罪犯是完全无法无天的现代哲学家。与他相比,窃贼和重婚者本质上是道德高尚的人。

People don't want to see women doing things they don't think women should do.

人们不想看到女人做他们认为女人不应该做的事情。

Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.

人必须生活和创造。活到流泪的地步。