Loyalty to a petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul.

  • -- Mark Twain 马克·吐温

对僵化的观点的忠诚从来没有打破过枷锁,也从来没有解放过一个人的灵魂。

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I believe that in the end the abolition of war, the maintenance of world peace, the adjustment of international questions by pacific means will come through the force of public opinion, which controls nations and peoples.

我认为,通过和平手段来调整国际问题最终将通过控制各国和各国人民的舆论力量来消除战争、维护世界和平。

Only barbarians are not curious about where they come from, how they came to be where they are, where they appear to be going, whether they wish to go there, and if so, why, and if not, why not.

只有野蛮人才不好奇他们从哪里来,他们是怎么来的,他们现在在哪里,他们似乎要去哪里,他们是否想去那里,如果想去,为什么要去,如果不想去,为什么不去。

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.

在任何读过历史的人看来,不服从是人的本性。进步是通过不服从,通过不服从和反叛取得的。

Observe always that everything is the result of change, and get used to thinking that there is nothing Nature loves so well as to change existing forms and make new ones like them.

要时刻注意,每件事都是变化的结果,要习惯于这样的想法:自然界最喜欢改变现有的形式,创造出与之相似的新形式。

Being tall is an advantage, especially in business. People will always remember you. And if you're in a crowd, you'll always have some clean air to breathe.

个子高是一个优势,尤其是在商业领域。人们会永远记住你。如果你在人群中,你总能呼吸到一些干净的空气。

The memory of oppressed people is one thing that cannot be taken away, and for such people, with such memories, revolt is always an inch below the surface.

被压迫人民的记忆是一件无法消除的东西,对于这样的人来说,有了这样的记忆,反抗总是藏在表面之下。

No philosopher was ever apathetic. If there is no love, it is not philosophy.

没有一个哲学家是冷漠的。如果没有爱,那就不是哲学。

"No matter how loud their opinions are. They do not choose who you can be."

不管他们的意见多么响亮。他们不会选择你能成为什么样的人。”

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.

研究是形式化的好奇心。它是有目的的戳和窥探。

While your life is the true expression of your faith, whom can you fear?

你的生命是你信心的真实表现,你还怕谁呢?

Belief is a moral act for which the believer is to be held responsible.

信仰是一种道德行为,对其负有责任。

The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it.

宇宙在转变;我们的生活是我们的思想创造的。

It's pretty amazing how uncommon common sense is.

常识是多么的不寻常,真是令人惊讶。

Truth never damages a cause that is just.

真理从不损害正义的事业。

Self-reform is the only kind that works.

自我改革是唯一有效的方法。

Have some faith in yourself.

对自己要有信心。