He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

  • -- Samuel Johnson 塞缪尔·约翰逊

如果一个人对人性知之甚少,除了改变自己的性情之外,什么都不改变,只追求幸福,那么他的一生将浪费在徒劳的努力中。

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It will, of course, be understood that directly or indirectly, soon or late, every advance in the sciences of human nature will contribute to our success in controlling human nature and changing it to the advantage of the common weal.

当然,我们将认识到,人类本性科学的每一项进步,迟早都会直接或间接地促进我们成功地控制人类本性,并将其改变为有利于共同福祉。

Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.

幸福属于那些哭泣的人,那些受过伤害的人,那些寻找过幸福的人,那些尝试过幸福的人。

My opinions about human nature are shared by many psychologists, linguists, and biologists, not to mention philosophers and scholars going back centuries.

许多心理学家、语言学家和生物学家都赞同我对人性的看法,更不用说几个世纪前的哲学家和学者了。

Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.

新娘:一个有着美好幸福前景的女人。