If the past cannot teach the present and the father cannot teach the son, then history need not have bothered to go on, and the world has wasted a great deal of time.

  • -- Russell Hoban 罗素·霍本

如果过去教不了现在,父亲也教不了儿子,那么历史就不必费心继续下去了,世界已经浪费了大量的时间。

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That's when the great stuff happens, when you're not checking yourself all the time, being critical of yourself and what other people are doing.

这是伟大的事情发生的时候,当你不总是检查自己,对自己和别人所做的事情吹毛求疵的时候。

A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.

对智者说句话是不必要的——需要忠告的是愚蠢的人。

I don't shop because I need something, I just shop for shopping's sake.

我购物不是因为我需要什么,我只是为了购物而购物。

If you're married you'll have tough times.

如果你结婚了,你的日子会不好过。