For if any man who never saw fire proved by satisfactory arguments that fire burns. His hearer's mind would never be satisfied, nor would he avoid the fire until he put his hand in it that he might learn by experiment what argument taught.

  • -- Roger Bacon 培根

因为,如果一个从未见过火的人用令人满意的论据证明火是燃烧的。他的听众永远不会满足,除非他把手伸进火里,通过实验来学习论证所教的东西,否则他也不会避开火。

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Their argument is that most shows are losers, which is true, but it's also disingenuous to say, 'We are not going to take the risk unless it is totally covered by the few successful shows that are out there.'

他们的论点是,大多数节目都是失败者,这是事实,但说“我们不会冒这个险,除非它完全被少数成功的节目所覆盖”也是不诚实的。

The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That's why we go to movies and say, Oh, the book is better.

这本书是一部发生在读者心中的电影。这就是为什么我们去看电影时说,哦,书更好看。

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.

死亡无人能免,但非凡的成就会树起一座纪念碑,它将一直立到太阳冷却之时。

To repeat what others have said, requires education, to challenge it, requires brains.

重复别人说过的话,需要教育,挑战它,需要智慧。

I won't know where I'm going until I get there.

直到我到达那里,我才知道我要去哪里。

My mind is led astray by every faint rustle.

我的心被每一次微弱的沙沙声引入歧途。