To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!

  • -- H. L. Mencken 门肯

为一个想法而死;这无疑是高尚的。但是,如果人们为了真实的思想而献身,那将是多么高贵啊!

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The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour.

酒精对人类的影响是毫无疑问的,因为它能激发人类天性的神秘能力,通常会被冷静的事实和对清醒时刻的干涩批评压得粉碎。

But then all that died down and as far as casting was concerned it didn't really matter that I had been on Broadway.

但后来一切都平息了下来,至于选角,我在百老汇演过并不重要。

No one ever died from having too much information. It’s the misunderstandings that are the problem.

没有人因为拥有太多的信息而死。问题出在误解上。