Man's unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his greatness; it is because there is an Infinite in him, which with all his cunning he cannot quite bury under the Finite.

  • -- Thomas Carlyle 托马斯·卡莱尔

我认为,人的不幸来自于他的伟大;因为在他里面有一种无限,他虽然很狡猾,却不能把它完全埋葬在有限之中。

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Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits than under analysis some of them won't stand up either.

统计学家的定义:一个人相信数据不会说谎,但他承认,在分析中,有些数据也站不住脚。

Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask covering the face of tribulation.

贫穷是掩盖伟大的面纱。恳求是一张掩盖苦难的面具。

To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.

有一个伟人做朋友,对那些从未尝试过的人来说似乎是一件愉快的事;那些有过恐惧的人。

What you see, but can't see over is as good as infinite.

你所看到的,却无法看到的,与无限的美好一样美好。

If a man does his best, what else is there?

如果一个人尽了最大的努力,还有什么呢?

Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.

恶是容易的,并且有无限的形式。