I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy.

  • -- Bertrand Russell 罗素

我仍然相信,固执地沉迷于我们个人思想中的普通语言是哲学进步的主要障碍之一。

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If addiction is judged by how long a dumb animal will sit pressing a lever to get a "fix" of something, to its own detriment, then I would conclude that netnews is far more addictive than cocaine

如果判断上瘾的标准是一只哑巴动物会坐多久,按下一个杠杆来“固定”某样东西,而这对它自身是有害的,那么我的结论是,网络新闻比可卡因更容易上瘾

Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.

成功是美德的标准或试金石,因为忍受不幸比不被快乐腐蚀要容易得多。

I'm interested in people who have to overcome obstacles, people who are not sheltered by the umbrella of the establishment, marginals.

我感兴趣的是那些必须克服障碍的人,那些不受体制保护伞庇护的人,边缘化的人。

We have seen what the dependence and addiction to foreign oil has done to us economically.

我们已经看到对外国石油的依赖和依赖对我们经济造成的影响。

Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted.

正直的人一旦接受一种意见,通常是相当顽固的。

Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly.

形而上学不过是一种异常顽固的努力,目的是要清晰地思考。

Never allow others to put obstacles in the pathway of your dreams.

永远不要让别人在你的梦想之路上设置障碍。

I prefer to remain unenlightened, to better appreciate the dark.

我宁愿保持无知,更好地欣赏黑暗。