For every ten jokes you acquire a hundred enemies.

  • -- Laurence Sterne 劳伦斯·斯特恩

每讲十个笑话,你就有一百个敌人。

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If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons.

如果我们仅仅因为野兽不能阻止我们,因为我们在为生存而斗争中支持自己的一方,那么出于同样的原因而把蠢货、罪犯、敌人或资本家斩了,也就合乎逻辑了。

Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least aggressive wars. Even the longest jokes are better than the shortest wars.

玩笑胜过战争。即使是最激烈的笑话也比最不激烈的战争好。即使是最长的笑话也比最短的战争好。

Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence.

研究人员中女性的代表性不足和其他不平等现象是一个问题,随着女性获得能力,这个问题不会自行解决。

I once dated a girl on the track team. It didn't work out. She kept giving me the runaround.

我曾经在田径队上和一个女孩约会。但没有成功。她不停地搪塞我。

It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.

对敌人友善很容易,即使是对一个缺乏个性的敌人。