It is a mortifying truth, and ought to teach the wisest of us humility, that many of the most valuable discoveries have been the result of chance rather than of contemplation, and of accident rather than of design.

-- Charles Caleb Colton 英国作家科尔顿

这是一个令人痛心的事实，也应该让我们当中最聪明的人懂得谦卑:许多最有价值的发现，都是偶然的结果，而不是深思熟虑的结果，都是偶然的结果，而不是精心设计的结果。

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The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizarre which seems inherent in them.

人生的真正悲剧与一个人的先入之见无关。事实上，人们总是被它们的简单、宏伟的设计以及其中所固有的奇异元素所迷惑。

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A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed and in the end must be unmeasurable.

一个伟大的建筑必须从不可测量开始，在设计时必须通过可测量的手段，最终必须是不可测量的。

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There is an undeniable exhilaration in moment of even the smallest discovery.

不可否认的是，即使是最小的发现也会让人兴奋不已。

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The great discoveries are usually obvious.

伟大的发现通常是显而易见的。

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