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It is a general popular error to imagine the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.
把最大声抱怨的人想象成最渴望福利的人，这是一个普遍存在的错误。
— Edmund Burke 埃德蒙·伯克
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更多好句 ↗The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.
一个人如果把一切通向幸福的道路都建立在他自己而不是别人的身上，那么他就已经采纳了最好的幸福生活计划。这是一个有节制的人，一个有男子气概和智慧的人。
Plato
柏拉图
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.
人生有两大目标:第一，得到你想要的，然后享受它。只有最聪明的人才能做到第二。
Logan Pearsall Smith
洛根·皮尔索尔·史密斯
If a theory purports to explain everything, then it is likely not explaining much at all.
如果一个理论声称能解释一切，那么它很可能根本解释不了多少。
Massimo Pigliucci
马西莫·匹格里奇
There are few circumstances which so strongly distinguish the philosopher, as the calmness with which he can reply to criticisms he may think undeservedly severe.
很少有比冷静地回答他认为不应该严厉的批评更能使哲学家与众不同的了。
Charles Babbage
巴贝奇
Knowledge unlocks the door to the mysteries of our mistakes; wisdom guides us away from repeating them.
知识为我们的错误打开了神秘的大门;智慧引导我们远离重复它们。
Evinda Lepins
埃文达·莱宾斯
Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.
君王可以审判世界，智慧人却可以审判君王。
Solomon Ibn Gabirol
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