It is one thing for the human mind to extract from the phenomena of nature the laws which it has itself put into them; it may be a far harder thing to extract laws over which it has no control.

-- Arthur Eddington 爱丁顿

人类的头脑从自然现象中提取它自己赋予它们的规律是一回事;要从中提取出自己无法控制的法律，可能要困难得多。

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Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many of us divide and dissipate our energies in debating actions which should be taken for granted.

好习惯能自动控制我们较低的激情和欲望，让我们的天性自由地探索生活中更大的经历。我们中有太多的人在辩论应该被视为理所当然的行动时分裂和浪费了我们的精力。

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People have an idea that one is in control of a career, a lot more than you really are. You can engineer things to an extent. But you are at the mercy of what comes in across the desk.

人们认为一个人可以掌控自己的事业，这比你实际掌握的要多得多。你可以在一定程度上设计东西。但你完全听凭桌子对面的东西摆布。

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