To understand is to perceive patterns.

  • -- Isaiah Berlin 以赛亚·伯林

理解就是感知模式。

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If one tries to think about history, it seems to me - it's like looking at a range of mountains. And the first time you see them, they look one way. But then time changes, the pattern of light shifts. Maybe you've moved slightly, your perspective has changed. The mountains are the same, but they look very different.

如果一个人试图思考历史,在我看来,这就像在看山脉。当你第一次看到它们的时候,它们会朝一个方向看。但随着时间的推移,光的模式也发生了变化。也许你已经稍微移动了一下,你的视角已经改变了。山是一样的,但是它们看起来很不一样。

There is nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitor.

没有什么比试图向审问者解释你的信仰更能帮助你理解你的信仰了。

I liked things better when I didn't understand them.

当我不懂的时候,我更喜欢它们。