There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord.

  • -- Thomas Paine 托马斯·潘恩

所谓思想,有两种截然不同的类型:一类是我们通过反思和思考的行为而产生于自身的思想,另一类则是我们自己的思维。

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A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love or hate. Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.

一种欲望在心中升起。它立刻满足于另一个到来。在分离两种欲望的间隙里,一种完全平静的心境支配着我们的心灵。在这一刻,它从所有的思想、爱或恨中解脱出来。完全的和平同样统治着两个精神波之间。

Now to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk. Such rules and laws are deduced from the accomplished fact; they are the products of reflection.

现在,在照相之前先研究构图的规则,有点像在散步之前先研究万有引力定律。这些规则和规律是从既成事实中推导出来的;它们是反思的产物。

Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the other secondary effects to take care of themselves. Love, therefore, is its own reward.

爱只追求一件事:被爱之人的好处。它留下了所有其他的次要影响来照顾自己。因此,爱本身就是奖赏。

I shall not be satisfied unless I produce something which shall for a few days supersede the last fashionable novel on the tables of young ladies.

除非我能写些东西,在几天之内取代年轻小姐们桌上最后一本流行小说,否则我是不会满意的。

To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.

对我来说,棒球一直是生活的反映。就像生活一样,它也会做出调整。它生存的一切。

I'm still the same person, thinking the same way, so it's possible I will invent something.

我还是那个人,以同样的方式思考,所以我可能会发明一些东西。

People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness.

人们让自己的烦恼成为他们和个人幸福之间的障碍。

The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other people's.

学习哲学的目的是了解自己的思想,而不是别人的思想。

The happy people are those who are producing something.

快乐的人是那些有成就的人。

Thinking isn't agreeing or disagreeing. That's voting.

思考不是同意或不同意。这是投票。