When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions; that is the heart of science.

-- Carl Sagan 卡尔·萨根

当开普勒发现他长期以来的信念与最精确的观测结果不一致时，他接受了这个令人不安的事实。他宁愿要严酷的事实，也不愿要他最宝贵的幻想;这就是科学的核心。

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It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics.

说没有人会吹嘘自己对文学的无知几乎已经成了陈词滥调，但吹嘘自己对科学的无知、自豪地宣称自己在数学方面的无能是可以被社会接受的。

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The human being is flesh and consciousness, body and soul; his heart is an abyss which can only be filled by that which is godly.

人是肉体和意识，是身体和灵魂;他的心是无底坑，惟有敬虔的心才能充满。

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In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.

首先，上帝创造了傻瓜。那是练习。然后他制作了校董会。

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You can’t tell the heart who to love.

你无法告诉心该爱谁。

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