A lively, disinterested, persistent liking for truth is extraordinarily rare. Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not to be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism or doubt.

  • -- Henri Frederic Amiel 亨利·弗里德里克·埃米尔

对真理有一种活泼、无私、执着的爱好是非常罕见的。行动和信仰都是思想的奴隶,它们都是为了不受反思、批评或怀疑的困扰或不便。

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I think all the stuff that happens before the pictures are taken is much more exciting.

我认为在拍照之前发生的所有事情都更令人兴奋。

Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork - reading, writing, thinking - can.

美不能让你开心,但是脑力劳动——阅读、写作、思考——可以。