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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I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion-and where it isn't, that's where my work lies.

我希望我的生活是一种爱和同情的表达——如果不是这样,那就是我的工作所在。

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.

我们需要的不是去相信的意愿,而是去发现的意愿,而这恰恰相反。

This sounds an extraordinary statement to make, but in fact all truth is very ordinary.

这听起来是一个不寻常的陈述,但事实上所有的事实都很平凡。

The opposite of love is indifference, and the opposite of happiness is boredom.

爱的对立面是冷漠,幸福的对立面是无聊。