Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort.

  • -- Humphry Davy 戴维

生活不是由巨大的牺牲或责任组成的,而是由一些小事情组成的,在这些小事情中,微笑和善意,以及习惯性地给予的小义务,是保持心灵和获得安慰的东西。

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At the heart of every faith system is a bargain: on one side there is the comfort that comes from a narrative that suggests human life has cosmic significance, and on the other a duty to yield to moral commands that can, in the moment, seem rather inconvenient.

每一种信仰体系的核心都是一笔交易:一方面,从一段说明人类生活具有宇宙意义的叙述中获得的慰藉,另一方面,人们有责任服从道德命令,而在目前看来,道德命令可能相当不方便。

Without causality in the world, there is no point in educating people, or making any moral or political appeal.

如果世界上没有因果关系,教育人们,或提出任何道德或政治诉求都是没有意义的。

If your heart tends to force friends to do as you say, seed of discord is being planted in your relationship.

如果你强迫朋友按你说的去做,你们的关系就会埋下不和的种子。

Art is I; science is we.

艺术是我;科学是我们。