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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We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet. We need to awaken ourselves. We need to practice mindfulness if we want to have a future, if we want to save ourselves and the planet.

为了拯救地球,我们不仅需要个人的启蒙,而且需要集体的启蒙。我们需要唤醒自己。如果我们想要有一个未来,如果我们想要拯救自己和地球,我们需要练习正念。

The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.

真理最大的朋友是时间,最大的敌人是偏见,永远的伴侣是谦逊。

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。

The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom.

自动化社会的主要产物是一种普遍的、不断加深的无聊感。

And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment.

只要你受生与死的支配,你就永远不会觉悟。

Do not ask questions until you have trained yourself not to know the answers.

不要问问题,直到你训练自己不知道答案。