It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom.

  • -- Quentin Crisp 昆汀·奎斯普

通向自由的不是简单的事实陈述;正是不断地重复它们才产生了这种解放的效果。宽容不是启蒙的结果,而是厌倦的结果。

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Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive - that you can touch the miracle of being alive - then that is a kind of enlightenment.

启蒙总是存在的。小的启蒙会带来大的启蒙。如果你吸气并且意识到你是活着的——你能触摸到活着的奇迹——那就是一种启迪。

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.

伟大的心灵总是会遭到平庸心智的激烈反对。如果一个人不是不加思索地屈从于遗传的偏见,而是诚实而勇敢地运用他的智慧,那么后者就无法理解这一点。

Prejudice and passion and suspicion are more dangerous than the incitement of self-interest or the most stubborn adherence to real differences of opinion regarding rights.

偏见、激情和怀疑比煽动私利或最顽固地坚持关于权利的真正意见分歧更危险。

Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The thing to avoid is being a bore to oneself.

每个人对某些人来说都是讨厌的。这是不重要的。要避免的事情是成为一个无聊的自己。

In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice.

为了自由快乐地生活,你必须牺牲无聊。这并不总是一个容易的牺牲。

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

无论发生什么,都是通往觉悟的道路。