The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief.

  • -- George Eliot 乔治·艾略特

进入我们理论的利己主义并不影响他们的真诚;相反,我们的利己主义越满足,我们的信念就越坚定。

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There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a passion, but a blight bred in the cloudy, damp despondency of uneasy egoism.

有一种嫉妒是不需要什么火就能点燃的;这很难说是一种激情,而是在令人不安的利己主义的阴郁、潮湿的沮丧中滋生出来的一种枯萎病。

How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.

真诚怎么会是友谊的条件呢?不惜一切代价追求真理是一种不惜一切代价的激情。

What we do really affects the world. Most of us think we can't do anything, but it really isn't true.

我们所做的真的影响着世界。我们大多数人都认为自己无能为力,但事实并非如此。

An animal that embarks on forming states without greatly restricting egoism will perish.

一种动物如果不严格限制利己主义,就开始形成国家,那么它就会灭亡。

Sincerity: if you can fake it, you've got it made.

真诚:如果你能假装,你就成功了。

You affect the world by what you browse.

你浏览的内容会影响整个世界。