When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

-- David Hume 大卫休姆

当人们最确定和傲慢的时候，他们往往是最错误的，没有经过适当的深思熟虑就对激情发表看法，而只有深思熟虑才能使他们避免最荒唐的事情。

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I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant, and that's the only way of insuring one's immortality.

我已经下了那么多的迷，它会让教授们忙上几个世纪争论我的意思，而这是确保一个人不朽的唯一方法。

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The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall.

官场的傲慢应该得到缓和和控制，对外国人的援助应该减少，以免罗马陷落。

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There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.

人生有两种很容易的方式:相信一切或怀疑一切;两种方法都可以让我们免于思考。

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The weed of arrogance grows on a dunghill.

傲慢的杂草长在粪堆上。

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