In like manner, if I let myself believe anything on insufficient evidence, there may be no great harm done by the mere belief; it may be true after all, or I may never have occasion to exhibit it in outward acts.

  • -- William Kingdon Clifford 威廉·金顿·克利福德

同样地,如果我在没有充分证据的情况下让自己相信任何事情,那么仅仅相信一件事也许并没有什么大的害处;也许这是真的,也许我永远没有机会在外表上表现出来。

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Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the manner in which information is collected and used.

懂得很多并不等于聪明;智力不仅是信息,而且是判断,即收集和使用信息的方式。

I guess I'm way too kind and generous, and a saint - if you can believe that!

我想我太善良、太慷慨了,而且是个圣人——如果你能相信的话!

Believe me, you need good people if you want to make good players.

相信我,如果你想成为优秀的球员,你需要优秀的人才。

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.

朋友和良好的礼貌会把你带到金钱无法到达的地方。