A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding.

  • -- Sir Isaac Newton 牛顿

一个人可以想象虚假的东西,但他只能理解真实的东西,因为如果这些东西是虚假的,对它们的理解就不是理解。

相关名言

We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence.

我们称失去父亲的人为孤儿;一个失去妻子的鳏夫。但是,这个人知道失去朋友的巨大痛苦,我们用什么名字称呼他呢?在这里,每一种语言都是沉默的,在无能为力中保持着平静。

Failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done is a great weakness in any man.

不把自己可能做过的事归功于任何人,这是任何人的一大弱点。