The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.

  • -- Thomas Babington Macaulay 麦考莱

清教徒讨厌逗熊,并不是因为逗熊会给熊带来痛苦,而是因为逗观众开心。

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Sometimes it's better to push someone away, not because you stopped loving that someone but because you have to shield yourself from pain.

有时候,把某人推开会更好,不是因为你不再爱他,而是因为你必须保护自己免受痛苦。

When it comes to having a central nervous system, and the ability to feel pain, hunger, and thirst, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy.

说到中枢神经系统,以及感觉疼痛、饥饿和口渴的能力,老鼠是猪,狗是男孩。