The simplest principles become difficult of practice, when habits, formed in error, have been fixed by time, and the simplest truths hard to receive when prejudice has warped the mind.

  • -- Frances Wright 弗朗西丝·莱特

当错误养成的习惯被时间固定下来时,最简单的原则在实践中就会变得困难;当偏见扭曲了人们的思想时,最简单的真理就会变得难以接受。

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Cold in the earth---and the deep snow piled above thee, Far, far, removed, cold in the dreary grave! Have I forgot, my only Love, to love thee, Severed at last by Time’s all-serving wave?

大地是寒冷的——你头顶上堆积着厚厚的积雪,离你那么远,那么远,那么远,在凄凉的坟墓里是寒冷的!难道我忘了,我唯一的爱,去爱你吗?

A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.

一名优秀的运动员总是在脑海中一遍遍地回放一场比赛,即使是在获胜的时候,他也会这样做,看看下次可以做些什么来提高自己的表现。

Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.

知识永远是一个程度的问题:你不能把手指放在最简单的数据上,然后说我们知道这一点。

Movies are usually difficult, often insane, constantly challenging and always strangely amusing to make.

电影通常是困难的,通常是疯狂的,不断地挑战,总是奇怪地有趣。

Disease is an experience of a so-called mortal mind. It is fear made manifest on the body.

疾病是一种所谓的凡人心灵的体验。这是在身体上显现出来的恐惧。

The Internet provides a delivery system for pathological states of mind.

互联网为病态的心理状态提供了一个传递系统。

I never found accents difficult, after learning languages.

学习语言之后,我从来没有发现口音有什么困难。