But what sin is to the moralist and crime to the jurist so to the scientific man is ignorance.

  • -- Frederick Soddy 弗雷德里克·索迪

但是,对于道德家来说,罪恶是什么;对于法学家来说,犯罪是什么;对于科学家来说,无知也是什么。

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Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality in time of affliction, but knowledge of morality will always console me for ignorance of physical science.

虚荣的科学。物理科学的知识不会因为我在苦难时期对道德的无知而安慰我,但道德知识将永远因为我对物理科学的无知而安慰我。

People are not the only interesting organism on earth. From the point of view of scientific or commercial value, there are lots of interesting organisms.

人类并不是地球上唯一有趣的生物。从科学或商业价值的角度来看,有许多有趣的生物体。

Moreover, in the experimental sciences, the scientific fraternity must test a new theory to destruction, if possible.

此外,在实验科学中,如果可能的话,科学界必须检验一种新的毁灭理论。

A man profits more by the sight of an idiot than by the orations of the learned.

一个人从蠢人的目光中得到的益处,比从学者的演讲中得到的益处还要多。