By annihilating the desires, you annihilate the mind. Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act.

  • -- Claude Adrien Helvetius 克劳德·阿德里安·海尔维提乌斯

通过消灭欲望,你也消灭了思想。每个没有激情的人都没有行动的原则,也没有行动的动机。

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Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of christmas.

圣诞节不是一个时间,也不是一个季节,而是一种心态。珍惜和平与善意,拥有丰盛的仁慈,才是真正的圣诞精神。

They tell you that you'll lose your mind when you grow older. What they don't tell you is that you won't miss it very much.

他们告诉你,当你长大时,你会失去理智。他们没有告诉你的是你不会非常想念它。

He who at twenty understands nothing, at thirty knows nothing, and at forty has nothing, will lead a wretched old age.

一个人在二十岁时什么都不懂,三十岁时什么都不懂,四十岁时什么都没有,他将过着悲惨的晚年。

The best love is the one that makes you a better person, Without changing you into someone other then yourself.

最好的爱是让你成为一个更好的人,而不是把你变成别人。

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.

只有两种力量能把人们团结起来——恐惧和兴趣。

Every where I am it's just another thing without you in it.

无论我身在何处,没有你在其中,一切都是另一回事。