Each age tries to form its own conception of the past. Each age writes the history of the past anew with reference to the conditions uppermost in its own time.

  • -- Frederick Turner 弗雷德里克·特纳

每个时代都试图形成自己对过去的概念。每一个时代都参照其所处时代的最高条件,重新书写过去的历史。

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It seems I have a hard time being attracted to someone unless I respect what they do on some level. Otherwise, I would feel disdain for them. Which is not always pleasant in a relationship. Sometimes it's fun though.

我似乎很难被某个人吸引,除非我在某种程度上尊重他们的行为。否则,我会鄙视他们。这在一段关系中并不总是令人愉快的。但有时也很有趣。

Using the commons as a cesspool does not harm the general public under frontier conditions, because there is no public, the same behavior in a metropolis is unbearable.

在边界条件下,将公地作为粪池并不会对公众造成伤害,因为没有公共,同样的行为在大都市是无法容忍的。

Once the state has been founded, there can no longer be any heroes. They come on the scene only in uncivilized conditions.

一旦国家建立起来,就不再有英雄了。他们只有在不文明的条件下才会出现。

Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later; for another thing, they die earlier.

男人比女人过得好得多。首先,他们结婚晚;另一方面,他们死得早。

We need no messiah and no sterile conception of a god menacing us with hell and purgatory.

我们不需要弥赛亚,也不需要一个用地狱和炼狱来威胁我们的上帝的枯燥观念。

I foster a sorrowful conception of affection. Make no sacrifices.

我产生了一种伤感的感情。没有牺牲。