This is one of those cases in which the imagination is baffled by the facts.

  • -- Adam Smith 亚当·史密斯

这是想象力被事实所迷惑的情况之一。

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The contemplation of things as they are, without substitution or imposture, without error or confusion, is in itself a nobler thing than a whole harvest of invention.

思考事物的本来面目,没有替代或欺骗,没有错误或困惑,其本身就比整个发明的收获更高贵。

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise.

大多数人从他们的生活中得到相当多的乐趣,但总的来说,生活是痛苦的,只有非常年轻或非常愚蠢的人才会这样想。