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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.

  • -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

愚蠢的一致性是小人物的妖怪，为小政治家、哲学家和神祗所崇拜。

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To punish a man because we infer from the nature of some doctrine which he holds, or from the conduct of other persons who hold the same doctrines with him, that he will commit a crime, is persecution, and is, in every case, foolish and wicked.

因为我们从一个人所持的某种学说的性质，或者从其他与他持有同样学说的人的行为中，推断出他将会犯罪，而惩罚他，这就是迫害，在任何情况下，都是愚蠢和邪恶的。

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A philosopher is, no doubt, entitled to examine even those distinctions that are to be found in the structure of all languages... in that case, such a distinction may be imputed to a vulgar error, which ought to be corrected in philosophy.

毫无疑问，哲学家甚至有权研究所有语言结构中的那些区别……在这种情况下，这种区别可以归结为一种庸俗的错误，这种错误应当在哲学上加以纠正。

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There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.

没有什么比一群无用的暴民更愚蠢，更容易发怒了。

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Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

一致性要求你今天和一年前一样无知。

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You are that vast thing that you see far, far off with great telescopes.

你是一个巨大的物体，你可以用巨大的望远镜看到很远很远的地方。

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I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker.

我对演戏知之甚少。我只是一个非常有天赋的骗子。

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Consistency is the paste jewel that only cheap men cherish.

一致性是只有廉价人才会珍惜的黏糊宝石。

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I was rather a fat little boy.

我是一个相当胖的小男孩。

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