Life is essentially a cheat and its conditions are those of defeat; the redeeming things are not happiness and pleasure but the deeper satisfactions that come out of struggle.

  • -- F. Scott Fitzgerald F.斯科特·菲茨杰拉德

生活本质上是一种欺骗,它的条件就是失败;救赎的不是幸福和快乐,而是来自斗争的更深层次的满足。

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We know, in other words, the general conditions in which what we call, somewhat misleadingly, an equilibrium will establish itself: but we never know what the particular prices or wages are which would exist if the market were to bring about such an equilibrium.

换句话说,我们知道一般的情况,在这种情况下,我们所谓的均衡会建立起来,这多少有点误导人,但我们永远不知道,如果市场带来这样一种均衡,会存在什么样的特定价格或工资。

My hates have always occupied my mind much more actively and have given greater spiritual satisfactions than my friendships.

我的仇恨总是比我的友谊更活跃地占据我的思想,并给我更大的精神上的满足。

The only satisfactions available are the satisfactions of reality, which are themselves frustrating.

唯一的满足是现实的满足,而现实本身就是令人沮丧的。