Our prejudices are our mistresses; reason is at best our wife, very often heard indeed, but seldom minded.

  • -- Philip Dormer 菲利普·多默

我们的偏见就是我们的情妇;理性充其量是我们的妻子,确实经常听到,但很少在意。

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The more one listens to ordinary conversations the more apparent it becomes that the reasoning faculties of the brain take little part in the direction of the vocal organs.

一个人听平常的谈话越多,他就越明显地感觉到,大脑的推理能力与发声器官的方向关系不大。

If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power, there is much more reason for excommunicating and even putting to death one convicted of heresy.

如果伪造者和罪犯被世俗权力处死,那么就有更多的理由将一个被判异端的人逐出教会,甚至处死。

I just became a vegetable for three months. I couldn't talk to people. I was very ill and that was part of the reason I left college.

我刚当了三个月的蔬菜。我不能和别人说话。我病得很重,这也是我离开大学的部分原因。

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

肤浅的人相信运气。强者相信因果关系。