The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief.

  • -- George Eliot 乔治·艾略特

进入我们理论的利己主义并不影响他们的真诚;相反,我们的利己主义越满足,我们的信念就越坚定。

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My feelings about my mortality are less selfish than they used to be. I used to affect a cavalier attitude to death; now I see it from my son's perspective.

我对死亡的感觉不像以前那么自私了。我过去对死亡的态度是漫不经心的;现在我从我儿子的角度来看。

There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a passion, but a blight bred in the cloudy, damp despondency of uneasy egoism.

有一种嫉妒是不需要什么火就能点燃的;这很难说是一种激情,而是在令人不安的利己主义的阴郁、潮湿的沮丧中滋生出来的一种枯萎病。

If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.

如果知识和远见太过深刻和深刻,那就用轻松和真诚来统一它们。

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

影响一天的质量,那是艺术的最高境界。

Sincerity is moral truth.

真诚是道德的真理。