There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.

  • -- Aldous Huxley 奥尔德斯·赫胥黎

才能是无可替代的。勤奋及其所有优点都无济于事。

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Evil borders upon good, and vices are confounded with virtues; as the report of good qualities is delightful to a well-disposed mind, so the relation of the contrary should not be offensive.

恶与善为邻,恶与善混淆;正如对一个善良的人来说,报告自己的好品质是令人愉快的,因此,与之相反的关系也不应该是令人不快的。

Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.

人似乎能有伟大的美德,但不能有渺小的美德;能够反抗虐待他的人,却无法控制自己的脾气。

Day after day, I spent long afternoons in the talent pool, being told how to walk, how to talk, how to sit.

日复一日,我在人才库中度过漫长的下午,被告知如何走路,如何说话,如何坐着。

I also wish I'd been born with a clearly defined talent for something, or else stupid.

我也希望自己生来就有明确的天赋,要么就是愚蠢。