An extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim of having been the first in inventing something.

  • -- Benoit Mandelbrot 曼德勃罗

任何声称自己是发明事物的第一人的说法,都带有极大的傲慢。

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A person unlearns arrogance when he knows he is always among worthy human beings; being alone fosters presumption. Young people are arrogant because they always associate with their own peers, those who are all really nothing but who would like to be very important.

当一个人知道自己总是和有价值的人在一起时,他就会忘记傲慢;独处助长傲慢。年轻人是傲慢的,因为他们总是与自己的同龄人交往,这些人真的什么都不是,只是想成为非常重要的人。

Clearing your head of distractions in order to notice and understand the people you are with can feel inefficient - there are so many other people and issues to think about. But being present makes you effective.

为了注意和理解和你在一起的人,清除你的杂念,这会让你感到效率低下——还有很多其他人和问题需要考虑。但活在当下会让你更有效率。

Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present you will never find it.

孤独不是你将来必须希望的东西。相反,它是对当下的深化,除非你在当下寻找它,否则你永远不会找到它。

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.

无知最真实的特征是虚荣、骄傲和傲慢。