Like the winds that we come we know not whence and blow whither soever they list, the forces of society are derived from an obscure and distant origin. They arise before the date of philosophy, from the instincts, not the speculations of men.

  • -- Adam Ferguson 亚当·弗格森

社会的力量,就象我们不知道从哪里来的风,也不知道把它吹到什么地方去,不管它吹向什么地方一样,都是从一个遥远而不为人知的地方来的。它们产生于哲学出现之前,源于本能,而不是人类的思辨。

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The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity.

自然所需的财富有限,容易获得;但是,虚荣的理想所需要的财富是无限的。

My own parents can make me feel like crap and i don't even think they realise.

我自己的父母会让我觉得自己像废物,我甚至不认为他们意识到了这一点。

Eating rice cakes is like chewing on a foam coffee cup, only less filling.

吃年糕就像在嚼一个泡沫咖啡杯,只是馅少了点。

The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy.

对易变的智慧的渴望是所有错误哲学的根源。