It is not so important to be serious as it is to be serious about the important things. The monkey wears an expression of seriousness which would do credit to any college student, but the monkey is serious because he itches.

  • -- Robert M. Hutchins 罗伯特·M·哈钦斯

认真对待重要的事情比认真对待重要的事情更重要。猴子脸上带着严肃的表情,这对任何大学生来说都是一种荣誉,但是猴子很严肃,因为他发痒。

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Now whatever the origin of this apparently meaningless jumble of ideas may have been, it is really a perfect and very slightly allegorical expression of the actual present views we hold today.

不管这些看似毫无意义的混杂想法的起源是什么,它确实是对我们今天持有的现实观点的完美而略带讽喻的表达。

Probably the single most important thing about the Nobel Prize for most people is whether they get the coveted parking space on campus.

对于大多数人来说,获得诺贝尔奖最重要的一点可能是他们能否在校园里得到梦寐以求的停车位。

Of moral purpose I see no trace in Nature. That is an article of exclusively human manufacture and very much to our credit.

出于道德目的,我在自然界中看不到任何痕迹。那是一件完全由人工制造的物品,非常值得我们赞赏。

I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.

我决心停止积累,开始一项艰巨得多的任务,那就是明智分配。

It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression.

在新土地、新事业和新表现形式方面,往往是失败者成为先驱。

I have understood that the most important things are tenderness and kindness. I can't do without them.

我明白了最重要的是温柔和善良。我不能没有他们。

I don't ever try to make a serious social comment.

我从来没有试图发表严肃的社会评论。

Give credit where credit is due.

该表扬的就表扬。