As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children.

  • -- John Adams 约翰·亚当斯

尽管我与圣人和英雄交谈得很多,但他们很少有我的爱和钦佩。我渴望乡村和家庭的景色,渴望鸟鸣和孩子们的闲聊。

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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.

渴望被他的同伴们观察、考虑、尊重、赞扬、喜爱和钦佩,这是人类心灵中发现的最早也是最敏锐的性情之一。

In wonder all philosophy began, in wonder it ends, and admiration fill up the interspace; but the first wonder is the offspring of ignorance, the last is the parent of adoration

一切哲学都是在惊奇中开始的,在惊奇中结束,赞美充满了空间;但第一个奇迹是无知的产物,最后一个奇迹是崇拜之母

Men are not allowed to think freely about chemistry and biology: why should they be allowed to think freely about political philosophy?

人们不能自由地思考化学和生物学:为什么应该允许他们自由地思考政治哲学?

I'm no hero. Heroes don't come back. Survivors return home. Heroes never come home. If anyone thinks I'm a hero, I'm not.

我不是英雄。英雄不会回来。幸存者回家。英雄从不回家。如果有人认为我是英雄,我不是。

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

我们对古董的赞美不是对古人的赞美,而是对自然的赞美。

Alzheimer's caregivers are heroes.

老年痴呆症的护理人员是英雄。