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.

  • -- George Saunders 山德斯

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。

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That the variability of an organism to a certain extent is a constant and certain condition of life we admit, otherwise there would be no distinguishable individuals of a species.

生物体在一定程度上的变异性是一种恒定的生命状态,我们承认,否则就不会有一个物种中可区分的个体。

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.

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。

What keeps me going is a constant sense of disappointment with what I've already done.

让我不断前进的是对我已经做过的事情的失望。