Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is.

  • -- Thomas Carlyle 托马斯·卡莱尔

不到期求顺从的,有祸了。拒绝接受现实的人有祸了。

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The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism is the highest of duties; blind faith the one unpardonable sin.

自然知识的改善者绝对拒绝承认权威本身。对他来说,怀疑是最高的责任;盲目的信心是不可饶恕的罪。

Buying a home today is a complex process, but that in no way excuses home buyers from their obligation for due diligence.

如今买房是一个复杂的过程,但这绝不能成为购房者逃避尽职调查义务的借口。

Advertising treats all products with the reverence and the seriousness due to sacraments.

广告对待所有产品的崇敬和严肃由于圣礼。

Reality is whatever refuses to go away when I stop believing in it.

现实就是当我不再相信它时,它依然不肯离去。

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

规则是为愚妄人所定的,为智慧人所定的。

Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety.

服从是成功之母,与安全息息相关。