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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All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome.

多年来所有的政治思想都以同样的方式被玷污了。人们只有在符合自己意愿的时候才能预见未来,而最明显的事实在不受欢迎的时候可以被忽略。

Golf is a thinking man's game. You can have all the shots in the bag, but if you don't know what to do with them, you've got troubles.

高尔夫球是一项需要思考的运动。你可以把所有的子弹都装进袋子里,但是如果你不知道怎么处理它们,你就有麻烦了。