We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be.

-- William James 威廉·詹姆斯

在我们对相反的不真实陈述有一个清晰的概念之前，我们永远不会完全理解任何真实陈述的含义。

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For an author to write as he speaks is just as reprehensible as the opposite fault, to speak as he writes; for this gives a pedantic effect to what he says, and at the same time makes him hardly intelligible.

一个作家边写边写，就像他犯了相反的错误一样，应该受到谴责;因为这给他所说的话带来了一种迂腐的效果，同时也使他的话难以理解。

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I sometimes feel that a pattern is almost a fashion statement in itself.

有时候我觉得一个图案本身就是一种时尚宣言。

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This is the operative statement. The others are inoperative.

这是执行声明。其他方法无效。

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The opposite of anger is not calmness, its empathy.

愤怒的对立面不是平静，而是同情。

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