I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he pleases, except a great poet.

  • -- Lord Chesterfield 切斯特菲尔德勋爵

我相信任何一个有共同理解的人,通过文化、关心、注意和劳动,都能使自己成为除伟大诗人之外他所喜欢的任何人。

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One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor. To contemplate is to toil, to think is to do. The crossed arms work, the clasped hands act. The eyes upturned to Heaven are an act of creation.

一个人不是因为专心而无所事事。有看得见的劳动,也有看不见的劳动。思即苦干,思即行。双臂交叉起作用,双手合十起作用。仰望天堂是一种创造的行为。

You have to pay attention to the moment and make it the best it can be for you. I've been trying to do that. It's really made a major difference for me. I'm a happier person.

你必须关注当下,让它成为最适合你的。我一直在试着这么做。这对我来说真的很重要。我是一个更快乐的人。

Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.

不要为你的错误感到尴尬。没有什么比理解它们更能教会我们了。这是自我教育的最好方法之一。

I think as a culture, we don't like conflict or looking at icky stuff - especially in our downtime.

我认为,作为一种文化,我们不喜欢冲突或看讨厌的东西——尤其是在我们休息的时候。

I do think sometimes people get morally superior without understanding situations.

我确实认为有时人们在不了解情况的情况下变得道德高尚。

Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession - a property entirely our own.

被劳动征服的知识成为一种财产——一种完全属于我们自己的财产。

I'm not coping very well with all the attention, if I'm honest.

老实说,我并没有很好地应对所有的关注。

Culture is not a biologically transmitted complex.

文化不是生物性传播的复合体。

A moneyless man goes fast through the market.

一个没钱的人很快穿过市场。

One man with courage is a majority.

一个有勇气的人就是大多数。