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It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution.

  • -- Joseph Addison 约瑟夫·艾迪生

一个杰出的人想要逃避责难是愚蠢的，而受责难的影响是软弱的表现。古代所有的杰出人物，甚至世界上各个时代的人，都经历过这种激烈的迫害。

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Not a few other very eminent and scholarly men made the same request, urging that I should no longer through fear refuse to give out my work for the common benefit of students of Mathematics.

不少杰出的学者也提出了同样的要求，敦促我不要再因为害怕而拒绝为数学学生的共同利益而放弃我的工作。

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I listen to them freely and with all the respect merited by their intelligence, their character, their knowledge, reserving always my incontestable right of criticism and censure.

我自由地倾听他们的意见，并以他们的智慧、他们的品格、他们的知识所应得的一切尊重，始终保留着我无可争辩的批评和非难的权利。

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True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance.

真正的智慧与其说是自以为是，不如说是愚蠢。智慧人屡次疑惑，就改变心意。愚妄人固执，不疑惑。除了自己的无知，他什么都知道。

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One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there is none between the sound of his voice on the screen and in real life.

人们很容易忘记一个人和他的形象之间的区别，也忘记了他在屏幕上的声音和现实生活中的声音之间的区别。

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My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.

我的态度是，如果你把我推向一个你认为是缺点的东西，那么我就会把你认为的缺点变成优点。

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You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.

你应该读历史，看看排斥，迫害，殉道等等。你知道，这些事总是发生在最好的人身上。

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It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise.

训练自己不受责难的影响，正如不受表扬的影响一样，这是有益的。

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If I were but a man who would be tall, I would be me.

如果我是一个高的男人，我就是我。

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A gowk at Yule'll no be bright at Beltane.

在圣诞节痛饮一顿，在贝尔坦就不会有好心情了。

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