When the philosopher's argument becomes tedious, complicated, and opaque, it is usually a sign that he is attempting to prove as true to the intellect what is plainly false to common sense

-- Edward Abbey 爱德华·艾比

当哲学家的论证变得单调、复杂和晦涩时，这通常是一个迹象，表明他试图证明对理智来说是正确的，而对常识来说显然是错误的

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The maturity of man—that means, to have reacquired the seriousness that one had as a child at play.

人的成熟，也就是说，重新获得了孩提时代玩耍时的严肃。

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I will not call it my philosophy; for I did not make it. God and humanity made it; and it made me.

我不称之为我的哲学;因为我没有成功。上帝和人类创造了它;它造就了我。

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A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.

一小撮士兵总比满口争论强。

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Using insult instead of argument is the sign of a small mind.

用侮辱代替争论是心胸狭窄的表现。

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