We know very little about what it is that moves great masses of men to action, and until we know more about this it is fitting for the social scientist to maintain a becoming modesty in the presence of a great deal to be modest about.

  • -- Kenneth E. Boulding 博尔丁

我们对促使广大人民群众采取行动的是什么知之甚少,在我们对这一点了解得更多之前,社会科学家应该在大量事实面前保持谦虚的态度。

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The objective of a referee is not to get mentioned. I tell a lot of young referees that not being mentioned is king. If you can achieve that, that then it has been a pretty good game.

裁判的目的是不被提及的。我告诉很多年轻的裁判,不被提及才是王道。如果你能做到这一点,那么这将是一场非常精彩的比赛。

I have rarely seen the face of a mechanic in the action of creation which was not fine, never one which was not earnest and impressive.

我很少看到一个机械师在创作过程中表现出不好的一面,也从未见过一个机械师不认真、不令人印象深刻的一面。