Books are the money of Literature, but only the counters of Science.

  • -- Thomas Henry Huxley 赫胥黎

书籍是文学的金钱,但只是科学的计数器。

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In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken', and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen.

在科学领域,科学家们经常会说,‘你知道这是一个很好的论点;我的立场是错误的’,然后他们就会改变主意,你就再也听不到他们的旧观点了。他们真的做到了。它不会发生。

I went to a mixed school and I can't remember being bullied at school, ever. I was quite large, in those days. Usually, if you're going to be a bully, you'll pick on someone who is small. I didn't bully anybody, and I don't remember being bullied.

我上的是一所男女混合的学校,我不记得在学校被欺负过。在那些日子里,我是相当大的。通常情况下,如果你想欺负别人,你就会欺负个子小的人。我没有欺负任何人,我也不记得被欺负过。

It's interesting to note that all revolutionary literature was written by pastors. These guys were involved in a revolution against the mightiest power that the world had ever seen.

有趣的是,所有的革命文学作品都是牧师写的。这些人参与了一场革命,反对世界上有史以来最强大的国家。

Literature is without proofs. By which it must be understood that it cannot prove, not only what it says, but even that it is worth the trouble of saying it.

文学没有证据。因此,我们必须明白,它不仅不能证明它说了什么,甚至不能证明它值得说出来。

We should believe in quality of books rather than quantity of books.

我们应该相信书的质量而不是数量。

A book is a gift you can open again and again.

一本书是一份礼物,你可以打开一遍又一遍。