As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.

  • -- Benjamin Franklin 本杰明富兰克林

正如我们必须解释每一个无聊的话一样,我们也必须解释每一个无聊的沉默。

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Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest.

告诉我们要服从本能就像告诉我们要服从人一样。人们会说不同的话,直觉也是如此。我们的本能处于战争状态…每一种本能,如果你听从它,都会声称以牺牲其他本能为代价而得到满足。

One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor. To contemplate is to toil, to think is to do. The crossed arms work, the clasped hands act. The eyes upturned to Heaven are an act of creation.

一个人不是因为专心而无所事事。有看得见的劳动,也有看不见的劳动。思即苦干,思即行。双臂交叉起作用,双手合十起作用。仰望天堂是一种创造的行为。

The correction of silence is what kills; when you know you have transgressed, and your friend says nothing, and avoids your eye.

修正沉默是致命的;当你知道你犯了罪,而你的朋友什么也不说,避开你的眼睛。

Silence is the last thing the world will ever hear from me.

沉默是这个世界永远听不到我说的最后一句话。

Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

创造力是知道如何隐藏你的资源。

It is idle to await unanimity.

等待全体一致意见是徒劳的。