An extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim of having been the first in inventing something.

  • -- Benoit Mandelbrot 曼德勃罗

任何声称自己是发明事物的第一人的说法,都带有极大的傲慢。

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All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must always be accompanied by moral choice.

骄傲常常伴随着力量,我们决不能认为正义是站在强者一边的。使用权力必须始终伴随着道德选择。

What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They don't even listen to our music, they decided in advance that they don't like it.

我最讨厌的是一些人的傲慢。他们甚至不听我们的音乐,他们事先就决定不喜欢。

Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is the gift. That's why it's called the present.

昨天是过去,明天是未来,但今天是礼物。这就是为什么它被称为现在。

True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.

真正的幸福是……享受现在,而不是焦虑地依赖未来。