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The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.

  • -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

原则的价值在于它能解释的事情的数量。

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Science will explain how but not why. It talks about what is, not what ought to be. Science is descriptive, not prescriptive; it can tell us about causes but it cannot tell us about purposes. Indeed, science disavows purposes.

科学将解释如何做，但不会解释为什么。它谈论的是什么，而不是应该是什么。科学是描述性的，而不是说明性的;它能告诉我们原因，但不能告诉我们目的。的确，科学否定目的。

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I like to use my hands and make things... It might seem pretty stupid or pointless but that doesn't matter... some of the most interesting work is the stuff that starts like that - out of a raw need for activity.

我喜欢用我的手做东西……这可能看起来很愚蠢或毫无意义，但没关系……一些最有趣的工作就是这样开始的——出于对活动的原始需求。

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I am a scholar of life. Every night before I go to sleep, I analyze every detail of what I did that day. I evaluate things and people, which helps me avoid mistakes.

我是一个生活学者。每天晚上睡觉前，我都会分析当天所做事情的每一个细节。我评估人和事，这有助于我避免犯错。

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My guiding principle is that prosperity can be shared. We can create wealth together. The global economy is not a zero-sum game.

我的指导原则是共享繁荣。我们可以一起创造财富。全球经济不是零和游戏。

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Calling it lunacy makes it easier to explain away the things we don't understand.

称其为“疯子”更容易解释我们不理解的事情。

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Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

文明国家的主要商业活动是金钱，而不是道德。

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