People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come in to the mind of others.

  • -- Blaise Pascal 巴斯卡

人们通常更容易被自己发现的原因所说服,而不是被别人想到的原因所说服。

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I think when someone becomes an actor, people say, Aw, you could see it in him when he was little. But I think you can see that quality in every little kid.

我想当一个人成为一名演员时,人们会说,哦,你可以从他小时候的身上看到。但我想你可以在每个小孩身上看到这种品质。

My training as an engineer has enabled me to design the stuff, but the reason I do it is not to make music but for the opportunity to work with musicians.

作为一名工程师,我的训练使我能够设计东西,但我这样做的原因不是为了做音乐,而是为了有机会与音乐家一起工作。

From a very young age my mother persuaded me that I could write for fun, but I had to have a proper job - very good advice.

在我很小的时候,我妈妈就说服我写作是为了好玩,但我必须有一份合适的工作——这是非常好的建议。

Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which reason I have long since as good as renounced it.

我现在看到,一般说来,讽刺是魔鬼的语言;因为这个原因,我早就干脆放弃了。

What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don't feel required to grasp all the time.

有些人认为沉思的忧郁是宁静。我觉得没有必要一直掌握。

Any feeling that I was enriching my mind from those surrounding me was unfortunately rare with me.

不幸的是,我很少有这样的感觉,觉得自己正在从周围的人那里丰富自己的思想。

If you have to be persuaded about something, you shouldn't do it.

如果你必须被说服做某事,你不应该做。

My mind tells me to give up, but my heart won't let me.

我的思想告诉我要放弃,但我的心不让我。