Old age has the last word: the purely naturalistic look at life, however enthusiastically it may begin, is sure to end in sadness. . . . This sadness lies at the heart of every merely positivist, agnostic, or naturalistic scheme of philosophy.

  • -- William James 威廉·詹姆斯

老年有最后一个词:对生活的纯粹自然主义的看法,无论它开始时多么热情,肯定会以悲伤告终……这种悲哀存在于每一个纯粹的实证主义、不可知论或自然主义哲学体系的核心。

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If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone, and so hold on when there is nothing in you except the will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

如果你能迫使你的心、神经和肌肉在他们离开后很长一段时间内为他们服务,那么当你内心除了对他们说:“坚持下去!”

It's bad writing, however naturalistic it's written, that's where you have to do your best acting.

这是糟糕的写作,不管它写得多么自然主义,这就是你必须做最好的表演的地方。

There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.

没有一颗真正伟大和宽宏大量的心是不温柔和富有同情心的。