We do not know, in most cases, how far social failure and success are due to heredity, and how far to environment. But environment is the easier of the two to improve.

  • -- J. B. S. Haldane 约翰·伯顿·桑德森·霍尔丹

在大多数情况下,我们不知道社会上的失败和成功在多大程度上是由遗传造成的,又在多大程度上是由环境造成的。但是环境是两者中比较容易改善的。

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A woman finds the natural lay of the land almost unconsciously; and not feeling it incumbent on her to be guide and philosopher to any successor, she takes little pains to mark the route by which she is making her ascent.

女人几乎是无意识地发现了这片土地的自然布局;她并不觉得自己有义务成为任何继任者的向导和哲学家,而是不厌其烦地标出自己的上升道路。

I think it's dangerous to think that you're successful, because then you become complacent.

我认为认为自己成功是危险的,因为你会变得自满。