Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often diminish the one as you increase the other. Variety is most akin to the latter, simplicity to the former.

  • -- William Shenstone 威廉·申斯通

宏伟与美丽是如此的对立,以至于你常常在增加美与减少美的同时,也在减少美。多样性与后者最为相似,简单性与前者最为相似。

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Words are how people think. When you misuse words, you diminish your ability to think clearly and truthfully.

语言是人们思考的方式。当你误用词语时,你就会降低清晰而真实地思考的能力。

One of the glories of English simplicity is the possibility of using the same word as noun and verb.

英语简洁的一个优点是可以将同一个单词用作名词和动词。

Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone.

年龄并不能减少冰淇淋从蛋卷上掉下来时的极度失望。

Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.

简单是可靠性的先决条件。