It is better to have a fair intellect that is well used than a powerful one that is idle.

  • -- Bryant H. McGill 布莱恩特·H·麦吉尔

与其有一个强大而懒惰的智力,不如有一个善于运用的公平的智力。

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Human beings are accustomed to think of intellect as the power of having and controlling ideas and of ability to learn as synonymous with ability to have ideas. But learning by having ideas is really one of the rare and isolated events in nature.

人类习惯于认为智力是拥有和控制思想的力量,学习能力是拥有思想的能力的同义词。但是,通过有想法来学习,实际上是自然界中罕见而孤立的事件之一。

The message of Passover remains as powerful as ever. Freedom is won not on the battlefield but in the classroom and the home. Teach your children the history of freedom if you want them never to lose it.

逾越节的信息仍然和以往一样有力。自由不是在战场上赢得的,而是在教室和家里赢得的。如果你想让你的孩子永远不失去自由,那就教给他们自由的历史。

Theater publicly reveals the human condition through appealing to both intellect and emotion. Architecture, whether lowly or exalted, can do the same.

戏剧通过对智力和情感的诉求,公开地揭示了人类的处境。建筑,无论地位高低,都可以做到这一点。

The most powerful force in a woman's life is the need to be appreciated, loved and cherished for what she is.

女人生命中最强大的力量是需要被欣赏、被爱、被珍惜。

Let us not be too particular; it is better to have old secondhand diamonds than none at all.

我们不要太挑剔;有旧的二手钻石总比没有好。

The future will be better tomorrow.

明天的明天会更好。