Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.

  • -- Robert A. Heinlein 罗伯特·海因莱因

永远不要成为悲观主义者……悲观主义者比乐观主义者更经常是正确的,但乐观主义者更有乐趣,而且两者都无法阻止事态的发展。

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The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.

做一个悲观主义者的好处是你总是被证明是正确的或者是惊喜的。

It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or of actors, that imports.

重要的是时刻的质量,而不是天数、事件或演员的数量。

At all events, arbitration is more rational, just, and humane than the resort to the sword.

无论如何,仲裁比诉诸武力更加理性、公正和人道。

A pessimist is a man who tells the truth prematurely.

悲观主义者是过早说出真相的人。