It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.

-- William Ralph Inge 英格

令人惊讶的是，人类的智慧是如此之少，而这些智慧却属于人类自己。

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It seems astonishing to be paid for indulging in pure pleasure. For me to go to Coburg is rather as if a trainspotter was sent for a few weeks to Swindon or a chocoholic asked on holiday by Green and Black.

沉溺于纯粹的快乐而得到报酬，这似乎令人吃惊。对我来说，去科堡就像一个火车观察员被派到斯文顿待了几个星期，或者格林和布莱克在度假时邀请我去吃巧克力。

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And to say that society ought to be governed by the opinion of the wisest and best, though true, is useless. Whose opinion is to decide who are the wisest and best?

说社会应该由最聪明、最优秀的人的意见来统治，虽然这是真的，但毫无用处。谁的意见决定谁是最聪明和最好的?

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The reason advertising is governed by fear, after all, is that most agencies rely on just a few clients to bring in the lion's share of their revenues.

毕竟，广告受恐惧支配的原因是，大多数广告公司仅依靠少数客户就能带来大部分收入。

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