The struggle for existence holds as much in the intellectual as in the physical world. A theory is a species of thinking, and its right to exist is coextensive with its power of resisting extinction by its rivals.

  • -- Thomas Henry Huxley 赫胥黎

生存的斗争不仅存在于物质世界,也存在于精神世界。理论是一种思维,它的生存权与它抵抗竞争对手灭绝的能力是相辅相成的。

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People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.

人们认为自己的缺点总是存在于他人的脑海中,就好像他们相信这个世界总是在审视他们个人的魅力和美德一样,他们也可能因此而沾沾自喜。

People must insist on the right to say no, to be alone, to stand out from the herd. Creative artists can say all this in their own way and in their own field, by hard, rigorous work.

人们必须坚持说“不”的权利,坚持独处的权利,坚持从人群中脱颖而出的权利。有创造力的艺术家可以在他们自己的领域,通过努力,严谨的工作,用他们自己的方式来表达这一切。

The only freedom I care about is the freedom to do right; the freedom to do wrong I am ready to part with on the cheapest terms to anyone who will take it of me.

我唯一关心的自由是做正确事情的自由;我愿意以最便宜的条件,与任何愿意接受我的人分手。

True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it.

真正的敬虔并没有把人赶出这个世界,而是使他们能更好地生活在这个世界上,并激励他们努力去修补这个世界。

The struggle of my life created empathy - I could relate to pain, being abandoned, having people not love me.

我生命中的挣扎创造了同理心——我能体会到痛苦、被抛弃、没有人爱我。

A habit is something you can do without thinking - which is why most of us have so many of them.

习惯是你不需要思考就能做到的事情——这就是为什么我们大多数人都有很多这样的习惯。

Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for.

不要觉得自己有权拥有任何你不曾为之付出汗水和奋斗的东西。

The worse you are at thinking, the better you are at drinking.

你越不善于思考,你就越擅长喝酒。