The man person without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder.

  • -- Thomas Carlyle 托马斯·卡莱尔

人无目的,犹如船无舵。

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Hence a ship is said to be tight, when her planks are so compact and solid as to prevent the entrance of the water in which she is immersed: and a cask is called tight, when the staves are so close that none of the liquid contained therein can issue through or between them.

因此一艘据说是紧张,当她的木板太紧凑,固体,防止水的入口,她浸:和一个桶叫做紧,当液体的法杖是如此之近,没有包含在其中可以通过或它们之间的问题。

There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for their knowledge, it becomes an object of ambition to be admitted on their list.

然而,学术机构还有另一个作用。当他们由少数以知识著称的人组成时,被列入他们的名单就成了雄心壮志的目标。

You ask: what is the meaning or purpose of life? I can only answer with another question: do you think we are wise enough to read God's mind?

你问:生命的意义或目的是什么?我只能用另一个问题来回答:你认为我们有足够的智慧来读懂上帝的心思吗?

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it!

如果你的船不进港,你就向它游过去!