Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end.

  • -- Henry David Thoreau 亨利·大卫·梭罗

我们的发明往往是漂亮的玩具,分散我们的注意力从严肃的事情。它们只是改进的手段,以达到未改进的目的。

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It is only of life on Earth, however, that one can speak with any certainty. It seems to me that all life on Earth, the sum total of life upon the Earth, has purpose.

然而,只有关于地球上的生命,人们才能有把握地说出来。在我看来,地球上所有的生命,地球上所有生命的总和,都是有目的的。

In the morning, that moment, when I knew it was you. When I could feel you breathing and we opened our eyes at the exact same time.

早上,那一刻,我知道是你。当我能感觉到你的呼吸时,我们同时睁开了眼睛。

Worldly riches are like nuts; many a tooth is broke in cracking them, but never is the stomach filled with eating them.

世俗的财富就像坚果;许多牙齿在咬碎它们的过程中折断了,但胃里却从来没有吃过它们。

Values aren't buses... They're not supposed to get you anywhere. They're supposed to define who you are.

值不是公交车……他们不应该带你去任何地方。他们应该定义你是谁。

Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

数百万渴望长生不老的人,却不知道在一个下着雨的星期天下午做些什么。

I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them.

我想让我的孩子拥有所有我买不起的东西。然后我想搬去和他们一起住。

We look at each other wondering what the other is thinking but we never say a thing.

我们看着对方,不知道对方在想什么,但我们从来没有说过一句话。

I think the kids today need to hear more about morals and values.

我认为现在的孩子需要更多地了解道德和价值观。