Truths emerge from facts, but they dip forward into facts again and add to them; which facts again create or reveal new truth (the word is indifferent) and so on indefinitely. The 'facts' themselves meanwhile are not true. They simply are. Truth is the function of the beliefs that start and terminate among them.

  • -- William James 威廉·詹姆斯

真理从事实中产生,但它们又深入到事实中,并加以补充;这些事实又无限地创造或揭示新的真理(这个词是无关紧要的)等等。与此同时,“事实”本身并不真实。他们只是。真理是信仰的功能,信仰在真理中开始和结束。

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False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness.

错误的事实对科学的进步是非常有害的,因为它们往往持续很长时间;但是,错误的观点,如果有一些证据支持,几乎没有什么害处,因为每个人都乐于证明自己的错误。

Our best teachers do more than impart facts and figures - they inspire and encourage students and instill a true desire to learn. That's a fine art in itself.

我们最好的老师不仅仅是传授事实和数字——他们激励和鼓励学生,灌输真正的学习欲望。这本身就是一门艺术。