The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry.

  • -- Bertrand Russell 罗素

真正的快乐精神,兴奋,超越自我的感觉,这是最优秀的试金石,在数学和诗歌中都能找到。

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The universal human laws - need, love for the beloved, fear, hunger, periodic exaltation, the kindness that rises up naturally in the absence of hunger/fear/pain - are constant, predictable, reliable, universal, and are merely ornamented with the details of local culture.

普遍的人类法则——需要、对所爱之人的爱、恐惧、饥饿、周期性的兴奋,以及在没有饥饿/恐惧/痛苦的情况下自然升起的善良——是永恒的、可预测的、可靠的、普遍的,只是点缀着当地文化的细节。

The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell.

对道德家来说,怀着良好的良心实施残忍是一件乐事。这就是他们发明地狱的原因。

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

成为质量的标尺。有些人不习惯期望卓越的环境。

Excellence is my presence. Never tense, never hesitant.

卓越是我的存在。从不紧张,从不犹豫。

Diligence brings delight.

勤奋带来喜悦。