Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.

  • -- Walter Savage Landor 兰德

真理就像罂粟花的汁液,只要少量,就能使人平静;在更大的范围内,它们会被加热和刺激,并伴有过量的致命后果。

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It is not by the absolute quantity of produce obtained by either class, that we can correctly judge of the rate of profit, rent, and wages, but by the quantity of labour required to obtain that produce.

我们不能正确地判断利润、租金和工资的比率,不是根据这两类人所获得的绝对生产数量,而是根据获得这些生产所需的劳动力数量。

Wales was in ancient times divided into three parts nearly equal, consideration having been paid, in this division, more to the value than to the just quantity or proportion of territory.

在古代,威尔士被划分为几乎相等的三个部分,在这一划分中,对价值的考虑要多于对领土数量或比例的考虑。

Reading poetry gives me a sense of calm, well-being, and love for humanity - the same stuff more flexible women get from yoga.

读诗给我一种平静、幸福和对人类的爱的感觉——这是更灵活的女性从瑜伽中得到的东西。

In other restaurants you'll see employees signing to each other, since we also hire many deaf men and women.

在其他餐馆,你会看到员工们互相打手势,因为我们也雇佣了很多聋人。

This person they make me out to be irritates the hell out of me as well.

他们把我说成的这个人也把我烦死了。

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

不要做小梦,因为它们没有感动人心的力量。

I want to be calm.

我想要冷静。