To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.

  • -- Henry David Thoreau 亨利·大卫·梭罗

对一个哲学家来说,所有的新闻,就像人们所说的,都是流言蜚语,编辑和阅读这些新闻的人都是喝茶的老妇人。

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The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.

哲学家从来没有杀过牧师,而牧师却杀过许多哲学家。

Older women are best, because they always think they may be doing it for the last time.

年长的女性是最好的,因为她们总是认为这可能是最后一次。

Women give nothing to friendship except what they borrow from love.

女人除了从爱情中借来的东西外,对友谊一无所有。

We are all special cases.

我们都是特例。