The shallow consider liberty a release from all law, from every constraint. The wise man sees in it, on the contrary, the potent Law of Laws.

  • -- Walt Whitman 沃尔特惠特曼

肤浅的人认为自由是对一切法律和约束的解放。智者在其中看到的恰恰相反,是强有力的法律法则。

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Here is the secret of inspiration: Tell yourself that thousands and tens of thousands of people, not very intelligent and certainly no more intelligent than the rest of us, have mastered problems as difficult as those that now baffle you.

灵感的秘诀是:告诉你自己,成千上万的人,不是很聪明,当然也不比我们其他人更聪明,已经掌握了像现在困扰你的问题一样困难的问题。

Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.

写作有透视法、明暗法,就像绘画或音乐一样。如果你生下来就知道这些,那很好。如果没有,学习他们。然后根据自己的需要重新排列规则。

The words "I am" are potent words; be careful what you hitch them to. The thing you're claiming has a way of reaching back and claiming you.

“我是”这几个字是有力的;小心你把它们拴在什么东西上。你所声称的东西有一种方式可以回应你,并声称你是它的主人。

Living is like being chained at the bottom of a shallow pond with my eyes open and no air.

生活就像被锁在一个浅池塘的底部,眼睛睁着,没有空气。

The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress.

个人自由是人类进步的必要前提。

It seems to be the fate of man to seek all his consolations in futurity.

在未来寻求所有的安慰似乎是人类的命运。

I take judge-made law as one of the existing realities of life.

我认为法官制定的法律是生活中存在的现实之一。

It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.

任何形式的自由很少会突然丧失。

Actually, I graduated from university as a journalist.

事实上,我大学毕业时是一名记者。

In shallow holes moles make fools of dragons.

在浅洞里,鼹鼠戏弄龙。

A man is always better than he thinks.

一个人总是比他想象的要好。