The most considerable difference I note among men is not in their readiness to fall into error, but in their readiness to acknowledge these inevitable lapses.

  • -- Thomas Henry Huxley 赫胥黎

我注意到人类之间最大的不同不在于他们愿意犯错误,而在于他们愿意承认这些不可避免的错误。

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I used to own an island in the Seychelles and had a big boat there and one day I came across some Somali pirates who were passing by on their way to re-provision their boat. They didn't even acknowledge me - which is unheard of among sailors - and it was like looking into the eyes of a black mamba.

我曾经在塞舌尔拥有一个小岛,那里有一艘大船。有一天,我遇到了一些索马里海盗,他们正经过塞舌尔为他们的船补给给养。他们甚至不认识我——这在水手中是闻所未闻的——就像看着一只黑曼巴的眼睛。

Well concerning the world records that I did, I think it helps a lot to me, yeah. I think it's a very individual thing because I heard some people say, like, oh I don't like it at all. But I definitely, for me it really made a big difference.

关于我所创造的世界纪录,我认为这对我很有帮助。我认为这是一件非常独特的事情,因为我听到有人说,哦,我一点都不喜欢它。但我肯定,对我来说,这真的有很大的不同。

Family life itself, that safest, most traditional, most approved of female choices, is not a sanctuary: It is, perpetually, a dangerous place.

家庭生活本身,最安全、最传统、最受女性欢迎的选择,并不是避难所:它永远是一个危险的地方。

Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.

贪图邻居妻子的鲁莽男人会得到四件事:记过,不舒服的床,第三,惩罚,最后,地狱。

Art and mass entertainment and propaganda, they can all be plotted on the same graph, but there is a difference.

艺术与大众娱乐和宣传,它们都可以被绘制在同一个图表上,但有区别。

There are no classes in life for beginners; right away you are always asked to deal with what is most difficult.

生活中没有适合初学者的课程;你总是被要求立刻处理最困难的事情。

I would gladly admit women are superior to men if only they would stop trying to be the same as us.

我很乐意承认女人比男人优越,只要她们不再试图和我们一样就好了。

We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.

我们承认小错误只是为了让人觉得我们没有大错误。

Our circumstances answer to our expectations and the demand of our natures.

我们所处的环境符合我们的期望和天性的要求。

The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.

眼睛只看到心灵准备去理解的东西。