Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.

  • -- Baruch Spinoza 斯宾诺莎

人最难管制的莫过于自己的舌头,最能克制自己的欲望的莫过于自己的言语。

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I got very cross with the term, kitchen sink. It just meant that you invaded different kinds of houses, where it was very difficult to avoid kitchen sink.

我对“厨房水槽”这个词很生气。这只是意味着你侵入了不同种类的房子,在那里很难避免厨房水槽。

Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.

人是容易轻信的动物,必须相信一些事情;如果没有好的信仰基础,他就会满足于坏的。

Women do not find it difficult nowadays to behave like men, but they often find it extremely difficult to behave like gentlemen.

如今,女性并不觉得像男性那样做有什么困难,但她们常常发现,要像绅士一样行事极其困难。

Men are always ready to respect anything that bores them.

男人总是愿意尊重任何令他们厌烦的事情。