There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the world.

  • -- Joseph Joubert 朱伯特

曾经有一段时间,世界对书籍采取行动;现在书对世界起作用。

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Which goes to show you, you can make all the laws you want, but you cannot change people's ways. If you must change them, you have to understand that it will take a long time.

这表明,你可以制定所有你想要的法律,但你不能改变人们的方式。如果你必须改变他们,你必须明白这将需要很长时间。

Sitting and listening to a clock tick is not a waste of time, but rather an appreciation of it.

坐着听时钟滴答作响不是浪费时间,而是对它的一种欣赏。