It will, of course, be understood that directly or indirectly, soon or late, every advance in the sciences of human nature will contribute to our success in controlling human nature and changing it to the advantage of the common weal.

  • -- Edward Thorndike 桑代克

当然,我们将认识到,人类本性科学的每一项进步,迟早都会直接或间接地促进我们成功地控制人类本性,并将其改变为有利于共同福祉。

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To the intelligent man with an interest in human nature it must often appear strange that so much of the energy of the scientific world has been spent on the study of the body and so little on the study of the mind.

对于一个对人性感兴趣的聪明人来说,科学界把如此多的精力花在对身体的研究上,而对心灵的研究却如此之少,这一定常常显得很奇怪。

What is at a peak is certain to decline. He who shows his hand will surely be defeated. He who can prevail in battle by taking advantage of his enemy's doubts is invincible.

处于顶峰的东西必然会衰落。举手的必被打败。能利用敌人的疑虑在战斗中获胜的人是不可战胜的。

My opinions about human nature are shared by many psychologists, linguists, and biologists, not to mention philosophers and scholars going back centuries.

许多心理学家、语言学家和生物学家都赞同我对人性的看法,更不用说几个世纪前的哲学家和学者了。

We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody's weakness.

每次我们不利用别人的弱点时,我们都会成长一点。

Success can bring you happiness, finding happiness is success.

成功能给你带来幸福,找到幸福就是成功。

I was married for four years, then success happened.

我结婚四年,然后成功了。