The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry.

  • -- Bertrand Russell 罗素

真正的快乐精神,兴奋,超越自我的感觉,这是最优秀的试金石,在数学和诗歌中都能找到。

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The universal human laws - need, love for the beloved, fear, hunger, periodic exaltation, the kindness that rises up naturally in the absence of hunger/fear/pain - are constant, predictable, reliable, universal, and are merely ornamented with the details of local culture.

普遍的人类法则——需要、对所爱之人的爱、恐惧、饥饿、周期性的兴奋,以及在没有饥饿/恐惧/痛苦的情况下自然升起的善良——是永恒的、可预测的、可靠的、普遍的,只是点缀着当地文化的细节。

The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell.

对道德家来说,怀着良好的良心实施残忍是一件乐事。这就是他们发明地狱的原因。

Nurture your minds with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

用伟大的思想滋养你的头脑,因为你永远不会走得比你想象的更高。

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters

生活就像一出戏;重要的不是长度而是表演的精彩

The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.

真正的快乐在于发现而不是知道。