Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason.

  • -- Ashley Montagu 蒙塔古

人类是唯一能够以理性的名义做出非理性行为的生物。

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I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow.

我种植植物有很多原因:为了取悦我的眼睛或灵魂,为了挑战元素或挑战我的耐心,为了新奇或怀旧,但主要是为了看到它们生长的乐趣。

I have this extraordinary curiosity about all subjects of the natural and human world and the interaction between the physical sciences and the social sciences.

我对自然和人类世界的所有学科,以及自然科学和社会科学之间的相互作用,都有着异乎寻常的好奇心。

When we have ceased to love the stench of the human animal, either in others or in ourselves, then are we condemned to misery, and clear thinking can begin.

当我们不再爱人类动物的恶臭,无论是在别人身上还是在我们自己身上,那么我们就注定要受苦,而清晰的思考就可以开始了。

People who eat potatoes will never be able to perform their abilities in whatever job they choose to have.

吃土豆的人将永远无法在他们选择的任何工作中发挥他们的能力。

A failure is a man who has blundered but is not able to cash in on the experience.

失败是一个人犯了错误,但却不能从经验中获益。

Give her reasons to believe, not to doubt.

给她相信的理由,而不是怀疑。