What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.

  • -- Benjamin Disraeli 本杰明·迪斯雷利

真诚并不总是真实的;相反,错误往往比真理更为严重。

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The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief.

进入我们理论的利己主义并不影响他们的真诚;相反,我们的利己主义越满足,我们的信念就越坚定。

He who says he hates every kind of flattery, and says it in earnest, certainly does not yet know every kind of flattery.

凡说自己恨各样的谄媚,并且是诚诚实实说的,他还不知道各样的谄媚。

It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of truth.

让一个人知道他犯了错误是一回事,让他掌握真理是另一回事。

Begin with an error of an inch and end by being a thousand miles off the mark.

开始时误差一英寸,结束时误差一千英里。

Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth.

只有真诚地寻求真理,才能使人得到休息。

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

政治不是游戏。这是一件严肃认真的事。