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Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether peculiar to man, and speech is the great instrument of ambition.

  • -- Adam Smith 亚当·史密斯

伟大的抱负，对真正的优越性的渴望，对领导和指导的渴望，似乎完全是人类所特有的，而演讲是实现抱负的伟大工具。

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It is not altogether wrong to say that there is no such thing as a bad photograph - only less interesting, less relevant, less mysterious ones.

说一张糟糕的照片并不完全是错误的——只是那些不那么有趣、不那么相关、不那么神秘的照片。

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It is not my fault that certain so-called bohemian elements have found in my writings something to hang their peculiar beatnik theories on.

某些所谓的波西米亚元素在我的作品中找到了一些东西，把他们独特的“垮一代”理论挂在上面，这并不是我的错。

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The superiority of one mind over another depends on the rapidity with which experiences are thus organised.

一种思想优于另一种思想取决于这样组织经验的速度。

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Our culture peculiarly honors the act of blaming, which it takes as the sign of virtue and intellect.

我们的文化特别推崇指责行为，认为这是美德和智慧的标志。

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If I play hard to get, soon the phone stops ringing altogether.

如果我玩欲擒故问的游戏，很快电话就完全不响了。

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A tree of your height cannot shade you.

像你这样高的树不能给你遮阴。

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