A man never speaks of himself without losing something. What he says in his disfavor is always believed, but when he commends himself, he arouses mistrust.

  • -- Michel de Montaigne 蒙塔尼米歇尔

谈到自己,一个人总会失去一些东西。人们总是相信他说的对自己不利的话,但当他自我表扬时,却引起了人们的不信任。

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Rapid population growth and technological innovation, combined with our lack of understanding about how the natural systems of which we are a part work, have created a mess.

快速的人口增长和技术创新,再加上我们对我们所处的自然系统如何运作缺乏了解,造成了一场混乱。

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

能力永远赶不上对它的需求。