Absolute certainty is not something I strive for anymore. I've learned the hard way that destiny usually looks upon our most strident convictions with amusement, or perhaps even pity.

-- Elizabeth Gilbert 伊丽莎白·吉尔伯特

我不再追求绝对的确定性。我从惨痛的经历中认识到，命运总是以一种有趣的、甚至是怜悯的眼光看待我们最刺耳的信念。

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There is only one thing which can master the perplexed stuff of epic material into unity; and that is, an ability to see in particular human experience some significant symbolism of man's general destiny.

只有一种东西能把史诗材料的困惑统一起来;也就是说，一种特殊的能力，能够看到人类的经历，人类命运的一些重要象征。

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Oh how sweet it is to hear one's own convictions from another's lips.

哦，从别人的嘴里听到自己的信念是多么甜蜜。

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Fate is what you are given. Destiny is what you make of it.

命运是你被赋予的。命运是由你创造的。

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Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.

宽容是没有信念的人的美德。

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