Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, and perhaps more malice than either, that women are naturally incapable of acting prudently, or that they are necessarily determined to folly, I must by no means grant it.

  • -- Mary Astell 艾斯泰尔

虽然有些人说,女人天生就没有能力谨慎行事,或者她们一定要干傻事,但我决不允许这种说法。

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The main reason why men and women make different aesthetic judgments is the fact that the latter, generally incapable of abstraction, only admire what meets their complete approval.

男人和女人作出不同的审美判断的主要原因是,后者通常不能抽象,只欣赏他们完全赞同的东西。

As a father now, I wouldn't do what my dad did, because it left me feeling emotionally unstable as a kid. But he didn't do the things he did out of selfishness or malice.

现在,作为一个父亲,我不会做我父亲做的事情,因为这让我在小时候感到情绪不稳定。但他做这些事不是出于自私或恶意。

The State acquires power... and because of its insatiable lust for power it is incapable of giving up any of it. The State never abdicates.

国家获得权力…由于它对权力的贪得无厌,它无法放弃任何权力。国家从不退位。

Malice can always find a mark to shoot at, and a pretence to fire.

恶意总能找到靶子,也总能找到借口。

Even if a fool remains silent, he is considered wise.

即使傻瓜保持沉默,他也被认为是聪明的。

Enjoy your little while the fool is seeking for more.

趁愚昧人多求的时候,享受你的一点。

Who would not give up wit for power and beauty?

谁不会为了权力和美而放弃智慧呢?

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

艺术是如此博大,人类的智慧是如此狭隘。