It would, of course, be hopeless to attempt to crowd into an international language all those local overtones of meaning which are so dear to the heart of the nationalist.

  • -- Edward Sapir 爱德华·萨皮尔

当然,试图把民族主义者心中所珍视的所有地方意义的暗示都挤进一门国际语言,那是毫无希望的。

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Stress is inner biofeedback, signaling you that frequencies are fighting within your system. The purpose of stress isn't to hurt you, but to let you know it's time to go back to the heart and start loving.

压力是一种内在的生物反馈,它向你发出信号,表明你的身体系统正在与频率作斗争。压力的目的不是伤害你,而是让你知道是时候回到内心开始爱了。

The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.

这位民族主义者不仅不反对自己一方犯下的暴行,而且有一种非凡的能力,甚至不去听他们的声音。

Hopeless emptiness. Now you've said it. Plenty of people are onto the emptiness, but it takes real guts to see the hopelessness.

无望的空虚。你说对了。很多人都感到空虚,但只有真正的勇气才能看到绝望。

The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint.

世界是坏的,但并非没有希望。只有当你从一个理想的角度来看待它时,它才没有希望。

What is deeper, more impenetrable: the ocean or the human heart ?

海洋和人类的心脏,哪个更深,更不可穿透?