The fundamental fact about the Greek was that he had to use his mind. The ancient priests had said, "Thus far and no farther. We set the limits of thought." The Greek said, "All things are to be examined and called into question. There are no limits set on thought."

  • -- Edith Hamilton 依迪丝·汉密尔顿

关于希腊人最基本的事实是他必须运用他的头脑。古代的祭司说过:“到此为止,不要再往前走了。”我们设定了思维的极限。”希腊人说、凡事都要审问审问。思想是没有限制的。”

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I don't believe in intuition. When you get sudden flashes of perception, it is just the brain working faster than usual. But you've been getting ready to know it for a long time, and when it comes, you feel you've known it always.

我不相信直觉。当你的知觉突然闪现时,那只是大脑比平时工作得更快。但你已经准备好了解它很长时间了,当它来临时,你觉得你一直都知道它。

Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world.

读书太多是一种心灵的压抑,熄灭了自然的蜡烛,这就是世界上有那么多无知的学者的原因。

Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.

只有当理智对我们不利时,我们才不得不求助于嘲笑。

The more you reason the less you create.

你思考的越多,你创造的就越少。