A writer may tell me that he thinks man will ultimately become an ostrich. I cannot properly contradict him.

  • -- Thomas Robert Malthus 马尔萨斯

一个作家可能会告诉我,他认为人类最终会变成鸵鸟。我不能完全反驳他。

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It is always right to detect a fraud, and to perceive a folly; but it is very often wrong to expose either. A man of business should always have his eyes open, but must often seem to have them shut.

发现欺诈和察觉愚蠢总是正确的;但是,揭露这两种情况往往都是错误的。做生意的人应该时刻睁大眼睛,但又必须常常闭上眼睛。

I think you ultimately have to love who you're playing. You have to have that kind of feeling. You have to have passion for the person.

我认为你最终必须爱上你所扮演的角色。你必须有那种感觉。你必须对这个人有激情。

There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.

一个哲学家只有一件事是可以信赖的,那就是反驳其他哲学家。

We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.

如果爱国主义与文明行为相抵触,我们就不认为爱国主义可取。

Ultimately, your theme will find you. You don't have to go looking for it.

最终,你的主题会找到你。你不需要去找它。

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

一个人对自己的看法决定了他的命运。

I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

我从来没有否认。我从来没有矛盾。我有时会忘记。