Certitude belongs exclusively to those who only own one encyclopedia.

  • -- Robert Anton Wilson 罗伯特·安东·威尔逊

确信只属于那些只有一本百科全书的人。

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The worst thing any decorator can do is give a client the feeling that he's walking around somebody else's house; the rooms must belong to the owner, not to the decorator; and no rooms can have atmosphere unless they are used and lived in.

任何装潢师所能做的最糟糕的事情,就是让客户觉得他在绕着别人的房子走;这些房间必须属于主人,而不是装饰师;没有房间可以有气氛,除非他们被使用和居住。

The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.

自大狂与自恋者的不同之处在于,他希望强大而不是迷人,希望被人畏惧而不是被人爱。许多疯子和大多数历史上的伟人都属于这一类。

The basic fault lines today are not between people with different beliefs but between people who hold these beliefs with an element of uncertainty and people who hold these beliefs with a pretense of certitude.

今天的基本断层线不是不同信仰的人之间的断层线,而是持有这些信仰的人之间的断层线,这些人的信仰带有不确定性,而持有这些信仰的人的信仰带有确定性。