Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.

  • -- Oscar Levant 马刀舞曲

人是理性的动物,当被要求按照理性的要求行事时,他总是发脾气。

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I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt.

我知道向我炫耀财富的人,就像向我炫耀贫穷的乞丐;他们都在向我乞求施舍,富人向我的嫉妒乞求施舍,穷人向我的罪恶乞求施舍。

The only things that haven't worked for me are when I've held back. There's no reason to sell an idea short. The only risk would be to not fulfill the dream.

唯一对我不起作用的是当我退缩的时候。没有理由卖空一个想法。唯一的风险就是无法实现梦想。

As it turns out, as an adult I can have a very unpleasant, fierce and unforgiving temper at times. But I don't think I had that when I was a kid.

事实证明,作为一个成年人,我有时会有一种非常不愉快、凶猛和无情的脾气。但我想我小时候没有。

Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.

逻辑:严格按照人类误解的局限和无能来思考和推理的艺术。

I am a red man. If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place.

我是一个红种人。如果伟大的精神希望我成为一个白人,他首先就会让我成为一个白人。

When you act, you're always playing a version of yourself. You can't bring more to the role than what you are.

当你表演的时候,你总是在扮演你自己。你不能给这个角色带来比你自己更多的东西。

If you have reason to think that yesterday's forecast went wrong, there is no glory in sticking to it.

如果你有理由认为昨天的预测错了,那么坚持预测就没有什么值得骄傲的了。

Debauchery is perhaps an act of despair in the face of infinity.

放荡也许是面对无限的绝望。

To lose your temper is only useful once a year.

发脾气一年才有用一次。