Civilization consists in the multiplication and refinement of human wants.

  • -- Robert Millikan 罗伯特·米利坎

文明在于人类需求的倍增和细化。

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The evolution of humans can not only be seen as the grand total of their wars; it is also defined by the evolution of the human mind and the development of the human consciousness.

人类的进化不仅可以看作是人类战争的总和;它也被定义为人类思想的进化和人类意识的发展。

Think how different human societies would be if they were based on love rather than justice. But no such societies have ever existed on earth.

想想如果人类社会建立在爱而不是正义的基础上,将会有多么不同。但地球上从未存在过这样的社会。

I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will.

我不相信悲观主义。如果某件事没有以你想要的方式出现,勇往直前。如果你认为会下雨,就会下雨。

Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it.

那些想要从这个伟大国家获得利益的人必须承受支持它的疲劳。

Program construction consists of a sequence of refinement steps.

程序构造由一系列细化步骤组成。