In history, one gathers clues like a detective, tries to present an honest account of what most likely happened, and writes a narrative according to what we know and, where we aren't absolutely sure, what might be most likely to have happened, within the generally accepted rules of evidence and sources.

  • -- Victor Davis Hanson 维克托·戴维斯·汉森

在历史上,一个像一个侦探收集线索,试图呈现一个诚实的最可能发生的事情,和写一个故事根据我们所知道的,我们不确定,可能是最有可能发生了什么,在普遍接受的证据规则和来源。

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To me, living in the present means being aware of your conscious choice to focus on the past, present or future - it is not necessarily having to focus on the present.

对我来说,活在当下意味着意识到你有意识地选择关注过去、现在或未来——不一定要关注现在。

Life is like a cash register, in that every account, every thought, every deed, like every sale, is registered and recorded.

生活就像一台收银机,每一个账户、每一个想法、每一个行为,就像每一笔买卖一样,都被登记和记录下来。

Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday may not paralyze today.

司法审判必须深刻考虑到前天,这样昨天才不会使今天瘫痪。

You may shelve your Shakespearian plans for the present. I am going to play Peter Pan.

你可以暂时搁置莎士比亚的计划。我要扮演彼得潘。