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The demand for certainty is one which is natural to man, but is nevertheless an intellectual vice.

  • -- Bertrand Russell 罗素

对确定性的要求是人类的天性，但也是一种智力上的恶习。

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Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust; and music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.

然而，无论激情是强烈的还是不强烈的，都不应该表达到引起反感的程度;而音乐，即使是在最恐怖的情况下，也不应该让人的耳朵感到痛苦，而应该让人感到悦耳动听，从而永远保持音乐的风格。

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Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance.

教条主义和怀疑主义在某种意义上都是绝对的哲学;一个肯定知道，另一个肯定不知道。哲学应该消散的是确定性，无论是知识还是无知。

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It's head and heart. I like to feed both. I always wanted to be an actor. But the cultural-intellectual side of things has always excited me. I wouldn't want to let it go.

是头脑和心脏。我两个都喜欢吃。我一直想成为一名演员。但文化和智力方面的东西总是让我兴奋。我不想让它过去。

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The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.

对确定性的追求阻碍了对意义的探索。不确定性正是促使人展现其力量的条件。

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Without a common loyalty to either a state or a church they have nevertheless a vast deal in common.

虽然他们对国家或教会没有共同的忠诚，但他们却有许多共同之处。

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It's not the most intellectual job in the world, but I do have to know the letters.

这不是世界上最聪明的工作，但我必须知道这些字母。

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