The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.

  • -- Marcus Tullius Cicero 西塞罗

聪明人受理智的指导,平庸的人受经验的指导,愚蠢的人受需要的指导,野蛮的人受本能的指导。

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Necessity is the mother of delusion. For true love to exist there must be nothing that is necessary to it. Lovers have to live happily ever after, no matter what happens.

需要是妄想之母。真爱的存在不需要任何东西。无论发生什么事,情侣们都要幸福地生活在一起。

Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd.

任何违背自然的都是违背理性的,任何违背理性的都是荒谬的。

What writer wants to make compromises with story? Story is the only reason you're in it.

哪个作家愿意在故事中妥协?故事是你参与其中的唯一原因。

An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.

奢侈是你的精神认为是必要的东西。