It seems difficult, sometimes, to believe that there was a time when sentiments now become habitual, sentiments that imply not only the original imperative of conduct, but the original metaphysic of living, were by no means altogether habitual.

  • -- Lascelles Abercrombie 阿伯克龙比激光束

有时,我们似乎很难相信,在过去的某个时期,情感已成为习惯,这种习惯不仅包含着行为的原始规定性,而且还包含着生活的原始形而上学。

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The scariest thought in the world is that someday I'll wake up and realize I've been sleepwalking through my life: underappreciating the people I love, making the same hurtful mistakes over and over, a slave to neuroses, fear, and the habitual.

世界上最可怕的想法是,有一天我会醒来,发现自己一直在梦游:低估我爱的人,一遍又一遍地犯同样伤人的错误,成为神经病、恐惧和习惯性行为的奴隶。

Whatever I do, I attempt to do it fully. I try, and don't always succeed, to be thorough. There are musicians who do not know their worth, and if they knew it at one time, it has eluded them. I know my worth. You try not to dwell in the past.

无论我做什么,我都尽力把它做好。我努力做到彻底,但并不总是成功。有些音乐家不知道自己的价值,如果他们曾经知道,他们就会逃避。我知道我的价值。你试着不沉湎于过去。

I have sometimes been haunted with the idea that it was an imperative duty, knowing what I know, and having seen what I have seen, to do all that lies in my power to show the dangers and the evils of this frightful institution.

我有时总有这样一种想法:既然知道我所知道的,也看到了我所看到的,那么尽我的力量去揭露这个可怕的机构的危险和罪恶,是我义不容承的责任。

Universal education is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity, to pave the way toward making many more nations self-sufficient and self-sustaining.

普及教育不仅是道义上的必要,而且是经济上的必要,为使更多的国家自给自足和自力更生铺平道路。

I am much obliged by the favourable sentiments you express towards me, and shall be happy if I can be of service in carrying into execution your plans.

你对我所表示的好感,使我十分感激。如果我能为你执行计划效劳,我将十分高兴。

When you play it too safe, you're taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we're given.

如果你太过谨慎,你就是在冒生命中最大的风险。时间是我们得到的唯一财富。

It's not the sentiments of men which make history but their actions.

创造历史的不是人们的情感,而是他们的行动。