The brute necessity of believing something so long as life lasts does not justify any belief in particular.

  • -- George Santayana 乔治·桑塔亚纳

只要生命存在,就必须相信某种东西,这种残忍的必要性并不特别证明任何信仰是正当的。

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All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

历史的全部教训用四句话概括: 神要谁灭亡,必先使谁因势力而发狂。 天网恢恢,疏而不漏。天网恢恢,疏而不漏。 蜜蜂使它抢夺的花受精。 当足够黑的时候,你可以看到星星。

Nor knowest thou what argument Thy life to thy neighbor's creed has lent. All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone.

你也不知道什么理由 你的生命为你邻居的信仰提供了帮助。 每个人都需要一切; 没有什么是公平的,也没有什么是好的。

I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity; in important things, diversity; in all things, generosity.

我以圣人的希望为指导:在关键的事情上,团结一致;在重要的事情上,多样性;凡事慷慨。

All an actor has is their blind faith that they are who they say they are today, in any scene.

一个演员所拥有的只是他们的盲目信念,即他们在任何场景中都是他们今天所说的那个自己。

I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.

我有一个简单的哲学:填补空白。空是什么。挠痒痒的地方。

From a knowledge of God's work we shall know him.

认识神的作为,就必认识他。