True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance.

  • -- Akhenaton 阿肯纳顿

真正的智慧与其说是自以为是,不如说是愚蠢。智慧人屡次疑惑,就改变心意。愚妄人固执,不疑惑。除了自己的无知,他什么都知道。

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I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy.

我仍然相信,固执地沉迷于我们个人思想中的普通语言是哲学进步的主要障碍之一。

If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't.

如果人类的大脑如此简单以至于我们能够理解它,那么我们就会如此简单以至于我们无法理解它。

A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the feeling of a conqueror.

一个无可争议地深得母亲喜爱的男人,一生都有一种征服者的感觉。

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.

把自己变成一个诚实的人,这样你就可以确信世界上少了一个无赖。

There lives more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds.

相信我,诚实的怀疑比一半的信条更有信仰。

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

无知与其说是一种耻辱,不如说是不愿学习。

Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man.

虚荣死很难;在某些顽固的情况下,它比人活得长。

A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married.

一个男人可能是个傻瓜而不知道,但如果他结婚了就不知道了。

A lot of the high-level sports are really in your mind.

很多高水平的运动都在你的脑海中。

He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.

生活中没有愚蠢的人并不像他认为的那样聪明。

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

事实不会因为被忽视而不复存在。

Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool.

嘲笑是傻瓜的第一个也是最后一个论据。

A fool talks most when he has the least to say.

蠢人话不多,说得最多。

There's no doubt I'm emotional.

毫无疑问,我很情绪化。