But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous.

  • -- Edward Gibbon 爱德华·吉本

但是,教育的力量很少有多大作用,除非是在那些几乎是多余的快乐的性情中。

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I always thought I would have boys, but as a father, when your kids are born and they're healthy and happy, that's the most important thing.

我一直以为我会生男孩,但作为一个父亲,当你的孩子出生时,他们健康快乐,这是最重要的。

By temperament and disposition and emotions, I'm a liberal; but in my beliefs about what's best for the country, I'm a centrist.

从气质、气质和情感上讲,我是一个自由主义者;但在我对国家利益的信念中,我是一个中间派。

Pessimists are not boring. Pessimists are right. Pessimists are superfluous.

悲观主义者并不无聊。悲观主义者是正确的。悲观主义者是多余的。

A good life is a collection of happy moments.

美好的生活是幸福时刻的集合。

It is not the position, but the disposition.

不是地位,而是性情。