It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for in a form which destroys their ideals.

  • -- Bertrand Russell 罗素

理想主义者的命运似乎就是以一种破坏他们理想的形式去获得他们所追求的东西。

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Habit is a second nature that destroys the first. But what is nature? Why is habit not natural? I am very much afraid that nature itself is only a first habit, just as habit is a second nature.

习惯是第二天性,它能破坏第一天性。但什么是自然?为什么习惯不是自然的?我很担心,自然本身只是第一个习惯,就像习惯是第二天性一样。

Idealists are foolish enough to throw caution to the winds. They have advanced mankind and have enriched the world.

理想主义者愚蠢到把谨慎抛到九霄云外。他们促进了人类进步,丰富了世界。

A pioneer destroys things and calls it civilization.

先驱者破坏事物并称之为文明。