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The tendency of philosophers who know nothing of machinery is to talk of man as a mere mechanism, intending by this to imply that he is without purpose. This shows a lack of understanding of machines as well as of man.

  • -- Arthur Young 亚瑟·扬

对机械一无所知的哲学家倾向于把人仅仅看作一种机械，并以此暗示人是没有目的的。这表明我们对机器和人类都缺乏了解。

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It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them.

哲学家们对幽默的关注之少总是让我感到惊讶，因为幽默是一种比理性更重要的思维过程。理性只能理清认知，但幽默的过程涉及到改变它们。

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I have always hated machinery, and the only machine I ever understood was a wheelbarrow, and that but imperfectly.

我一向讨厌机器，而我唯一能理解的机器就是独轮手推车，这一点我不太了解。

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Man will never be enslaved by machinery if the man tending the machine be paid enough.

如果照料机器的人得到足够的报酬，他就永远不会成为机器的奴隶。

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Philosophers are good at parties but not for cleaning up after.

哲学家擅长聚会，但不擅长收拾残局。

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My other bodily ailments have become mere matters of history.

我的其他身体疾病已经成为历史。

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Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

动力几乎总是战胜才能。

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