When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

  • -- David Hume 大卫休姆

当人们最确定和傲慢的时候,他们往往是最错误的,没有经过适当的深思熟虑就对激情发表看法,而只有深思熟虑才能使他们避免最荒唐的事情。

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Don't pride over your wealth or beauty, one will be gone in a night and the other with a fever.

不要为你的财富或美貌而骄傲,一个会在一夜之间消失,另一个会发烧。

Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise.

每件事都是模糊的,直到你试图使它精确,你才会意识到。

It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

了解一点总比误解很多好。