It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom.

  • -- Quentin Crisp 昆汀·奎斯普

通向自由的不是简单的事实陈述;正是不断地重复它们才产生了这种解放的效果。宽容不是启蒙的结果,而是厌倦的结果。

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Everyone is a prisoner of his own experience. No one can eliminate prejudices--just recognize them.

每个人都是自己经历的囚徒。没有人能消除偏见——只要认识到就行。

And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment.

只要你受生与死的支配,你就永远不会觉悟。

Enlightenment must come little by little - otherwise it would overwhelm.

启蒙必须一点一点来,否则它会压倒一切。

I have only one prejudice in horseflesh - I do not like a white one.

我对马只有一个偏见——我不喜欢白人。

Discussing how old you are is the temple of boredom.

讨论你的年龄是无聊的殿堂。

The Beatles saved the world from boredom.

披头士将世界从无聊中拯救出来。