To have a liberal temperament is a kind of psychological boon, To be able to understand that someone you disagree with is not just a terrible creature but somebody with whom you disagree.

  • -- Peter Gay 彼得·盖伊

拥有自由的性格是一种心理上的恩惠,能够理解你不同意的人不仅是一个可怕的生物,而且是一个你不同意的人。

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I say to mankind, Be not curious about God. For I, who am curious about each, am not curious about God - I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least.

我告诉人类,不要对上帝感到好奇。我是凡事察验的、却不察验神。我凡事听见看见神、却不明白神的意思。

The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.

要害怕的人不是那些不同意你的人,而是那些不同意你的人,他们太懦弱,不敢让你知道。

We don't necessarily always agree, but hopefully we make each other think, and that's what matters.

我们不一定总是意见一致,但希望我们能让彼此思考,这才是重要的。

As an artist, I understand that, and I value the creative input of the artist.

作为一名艺术家,我理解这一点,我重视艺术家的创造性投入。

We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.

我们可能在一些事情上意见不一致,但我们可以这样做,而不令人讨厌。

All books should be trilogies; I mean I think we all agree on that.

所有的书都应该是三部曲;我的意思是我们都同意这一点。