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The contemplation of things as they are, without substitution or imposture, without error or confusion, is in itself a nobler thing than a whole harvest of invention.

  • -- Francis Bacon 弗朗西斯·培根

思考事物的本来面目，没有替代或欺骗，没有错误或困惑，其本身就比整个发明的收获更高贵。

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A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such things as are worth their observation.

一个真正的评论家应该专注于优点而不是缺点，去发现一个作家隐藏的美，并向世界传达那些值得他们观察的东西。

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My children have been all over the world, and I think it's so good for them: expanding their horizons and imagination and seeing how other people live.

我的孩子们去过世界各地，我认为这对他们很有好处:开阔他们的视野和想象力，看看其他人是如何生活的。

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The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.

诀窍在于强调什么。我们要么让自己痛苦，要么让自己快乐。工作量是一样的。

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There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.

一个人要想成为真正的好人，最好的证据莫过于他希望经常受到好人的监视。

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Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.

沟通导致社区，即理解、亲密和相互评价。

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The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for them everything is possible

最有想象力的人最容易轻信，对他们来说一切皆有可能

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The one who understands does not speak, the one who speaks does not understand.

明白的人不说话，说话的人不明白。

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Take care, your worship, those things over there are not giants but windmills.

当心，大人，那边的东西不是巨人，而是风车。

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