One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.

  • -- Walter Bagehot 沃尔特·巴格霍特

人性最大的痛苦之一就是新思想的痛苦。

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We can believe that we know where the world should go. But unless we're in touch with our customers, our model of the world can diverge from reality. There's no substitute for innovation, of course, but innovation is no substitute for being in touch, either.

我们可以相信我们知道世界应该走向何方。但是,除非我们与客户保持联系,否则我们的世界模型可能会偏离现实。当然,创新是无法替代的,但创新也无法替代保持联系。

It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution.

一个杰出的人想要逃避责难是愚蠢的,而受责难的影响是软弱的表现。古代所有的杰出人物,甚至世界上各个时代的人,都经历过这种激烈的迫害。

If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.

如果穷人的痛苦不是由自然法则造成的,而是由我们的制度造成的,那么我们的罪就太大了。

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.

你能为别人做的最大的好事,不只是分享你的财富,而是向他展示自己的财富。

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.

没有传统,艺术就像一群羊没有牧人。没有创新,它就是一具尸体。

Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.

为自己流泪是软弱的表现,为别人流泪是坚强的表现。

When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land.

当人们开始喜欢海洋生活时,他们就不适合在陆地上生活了。

Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom.

悲观主义只是胆小的人给智慧取的名字。