When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths.

  • -- Eric Hoffer 埃里克·霍弗

当我们相信自己拥有唯一的真理时,我们很可能对日常生活中常见的真理漠不关心。

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I don't believe that old cliche that good things come to those who wait. I think good things come to those who want something so bad they can't sit still.

我不相信那句老话:好事只会发生在耐心等待的人身上。我认为好事会降临到那些如此渴望得到某样东西而不能坐以待毙的人身上。

It is not the possession of truth, but the success which attends the seeking after it, that enriches the seeker and brings happiness to him.

不是拥有真理,而是追求真理时所伴随的成功,使寻求真理的人富足,并给他带来幸福。

Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.

对拥有的对象不负有义务的占有接近幸福。

If I did not believe God healed, I'd quit tomorrow and go get a job.

如果我不相信上帝治愈了我,我明天就辞职去找份工作。