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The praise of ancient authors proceeds not from the reverence of the dead, but from the competition and mutual envy of the living.

  • -- Thomas Hobbes 托马斯·霍布斯

古代作家的赞美不是来自对死者的崇敬，而是来自对生者的竞争和相互嫉妒。

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Some old men, continually praise the time of their youth. In fact, you would almost think that there were no fools in their days, but unluckily they themselves are left as an example.

有些老人，不断地赞美他们年轻时的时光。事实上，你几乎会认为在他们那个时代没有傻瓜，但不幸的是，他们自己被留作了榜样。

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Research your idea. See if there's a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don't know if there's a need for it. You also have to research your competition.

研究你的想法。看看是否有需求。很多人都有伟大的想法，但他们不知道是否需要它。你还必须研究你的竞争对手。

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A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.

一名优秀的运动员总是在脑海中一遍遍地回放一场比赛，即使是在获胜的时候，他也会这样做，看看下次可以做些什么来提高自己的表现。

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Since I spend such a long time making each book, I only choose books that I'm really interested in and that I really love.

因为我花了很长时间来制作每一本书，所以我只选择我真正感兴趣和喜欢的书。

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Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

不要高估你所得到的，也不要嫉妒别人。嫉妒别人的人得不到内心的平静。

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There is nothing I would change - to change it I would have had to write a totally different book.

我不会改变任何东西——要改变它，我必须写一本完全不同的书。

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But my everyday music is classic rock. It's what I relate to the most and where my heart is.

但我的日常音乐是古典摇滚。这是我最感兴趣的，也是我的心在哪里。

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I love to unwind and watch movies, especially those from the classic black-and-white era.

我喜欢放松和看电影，尤其是那些经典的黑白电影。

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In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it.

在我的写作中，我尽我所能地去发现好的一面，并赞美它。

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Envy is left-handed praise.

嫉妒是无益的赞扬。

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