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Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.

  • -- Washington Irving 华盛顿欧文

小小的心灵会被不幸驯服和征服;但伟大的思想高于它们。

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I had a lot of time to think, and that is not good for your mind. And when it actually happened, it was not so much a celebration but the relief. It was an exorcism anxiety. After each race there is a procedure in which you get taken off to the podium and the TV interviews.

我有很多时间思考，这对你的大脑不好。当它真正发生的时候，与其说是庆祝，不如说是解脱。这是一种驱魔焦虑。每场比赛后都有一个程序，你可以登上领奖台，接受电视采访。

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Property is not the sacred right. When a rich man becomes poor it is a misfortune, it is not a moral evil. When a poor man becomes destitute, it is a moral evil, teeming with consequences and injurious to society and morality.

财产不是神圣的权利。富人变穷是一种不幸，而不是道德上的罪恶。当一个穷人变得贫困，这是一种道德上的罪恶，充满了后果，有害于社会和道德。

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When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely -- the mind being your heart, your nerves, your ears -- when you give your whole attention to it.

当我们谈论理解的时候，它肯定只发生在大脑完全倾听的时候——大脑是你的心，是你的神经，是你的耳朵——当你全神贯注于它的时候。

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We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement.

我们在柔和的颜色、精致的剪裁和圆滑低调的整体氛围中看起来是最棒的。

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The greater your troubles, the greater is your opportunity to show yourself a worthy person.

你遇到的困难越大，你就越有机会展示自己是一个有价值的人。

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There is no greater misfortune in the world than the loss of reason.

世界上最大的不幸莫过于失去理智。

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We say: mad with joy. We should say: wise with grief.

我们说:高兴得发疯。我们应该说:智慧与悲伤。

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Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

艺术中的美往往只是被抑制的丑陋。

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