When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.

  • -- Joseph Addison 约瑟夫·艾迪生

当人们在他们的环境中变得容易时,他们自然是创新的敌人。

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Shy and proud men are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character. For in the intimacies which are formed by shy men, they do not choose, but are chosen.

害羞和骄傲的人比其他人更容易落入寄生虫和低等生物的手中。因为在害羞的人所形成的亲密关系中,他们不是选择,而是被选择。

If the technical innovations of the Impressionists led merely to a more accurate representation of nature, it was perhaps of not much value in enlarging their powers of expression.

如果说印象派画家的技术革新仅仅导致了对自然更准确的描绘,那么这也许对扩大他们的表达能力没有多大价值。

There are few circumstances which so strongly distinguish the philosopher, as the calmness with which he can reply to criticisms he may think undeservedly severe.

很少有比冷静地回答他认为不应该严厉的批评更能使哲学家与众不同的了。

It's not easy waking up every single morning knowing what you're going to put your body through and having to do it. We don't have days off.

每天早上醒来时,你都不知道自己的身体将要经历什么,也不知道自己必须要做什么。我们没有休息日。

If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life more than it has to give.

如果我们所有的幸福都完全与我们的个人环境有关,我们很难不去要求生活给予更多。

There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.

有三件事拖了我们的后腿:我必须做好。你必须好好待我。世界必须变得简单。

When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results.

当大量的男性找不到工作时,就会导致失业。

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

聪明人从他的敌人那里得到的益处比傻瓜从他的朋友那里得到的益处要多。

I destroy my enemy when I make him my friend.

当我把敌人当朋友时,我就消灭了他。