What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

  • -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

什么是杂草?一种其优点从未被发现的植物。

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For many years, I hated nature. As a student, I refused to put a plant anywhere - a living plant, that is. Dead plants were OK.

多年来,我讨厌大自然。作为一名学生,我拒绝把一棵植物放在任何地方——也就是说,一棵活的植物。死掉的植物还好。

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.

当老人种下他们知道自己永远不会坐在树荫下的树时,一个社会就会变得伟大。

And I have discovered that God had it all planned, even before I had caught on to it.

我发现上帝早在我理解之前就已经计划好了。

It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say "I don't know."

直到晚年,我才发现说“我不知道”是多么容易。

There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.

才能是无可替代的。勤奋及其所有优点都无济于事。

Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.

犯罪和美德一样,都是对自己的奖赏。