Science is not a heartless pursuit of objective information. It is a creative human activity, its geniuses acting more as artists than as information processors.

  • -- Stephen Jay Gould 斯蒂芬·杰·古尔德

科学不是对客观信息的无情追求。它是一种创造性的人类活动,它的天才更多地扮演艺术家的角色,而不是信息处理者。

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Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort.

生活不是由巨大的牺牲或责任组成的,而是由一些小事情组成的,在这些小事情中,微笑和善意,以及习惯性地给予的小义务,是保持心灵和获得安慰的东西。

Inspiration in Science may have to do with ideas, but not in Art. In art it is in the senses that are instinctively responsive to the medium of expression.

科学中的灵感可能与思想有关,但与艺术无关。在艺术中,感官是对表达媒介本能地作出反应的。