There was a time when a man was so convinced that the world was round that he was determined to prove it.

  • -- Ernest Shurtleff Holmes 欧内斯特·舒特列夫·福尔摩斯

曾经有一段时间,一个人深信地球是圆的,他决心证明这一点。

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Writing, I'm convinced, should be a subversive activity - frowned on by the authorities - and not one cooed over and praised beyond common sense by some teacher.

我确信,写作应该是一种颠覆性的活动,不应该被当局所反对,也不应该被某些老师以超出常识的方式所吹捧。

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

每一个正常人都会时不时地忍不住往手上吐口水,举起黑旗,开始割喉。

I am convinced that policies meant to reduce alleged carbon dioxide-induced global warming will be destructive.

我相信,旨在减少据称由二氧化碳引起的全球变暖的政策将是破坏性的。

We will see the presence of angels and we will see an intensification of miracles around the world.

我们将看到天使的存在,我们将看到世界各地奇迹的加强。

How happy is the blameless vestal's lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot.

贞女的命运有多幸福?世界遗忘了,被世界遗忘了。

There is no force so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

没有一种力量能像一种思想那样强大,它的时代已经来临。