Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and is determined in its actions by itself alone.

  • -- Baruch Spinoza 斯宾诺莎

只有那个东西是自由的,它存在于它自己的本性的需要之中,并且是由它自己的行为所决定的。

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We all know that any thing which retards in any way the free circulation of the sap, also prevents to a certain extent the formation of wood and leaves.

我们都知道,任何以任何方式阻碍树液自由循环的东西,也在一定程度上阻止了木头和树叶的形成。

It's hard to say, 'I don't believe in God.' I would love to know if God exists. But it's a very difficult thing for me to believe.

很难说,‘我不相信上帝。“我很想知道上帝是否存在。但我很难相信。

Most of the effort in the software business goes into the maintenance of code that already exists.

软件业务的大部分工作都是维护已经存在的代码。

It is not empty rhetoric to talk of the Free World.

谈论自由世界并非空谈。