When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will often guide him if he asks himself how it will tell a hundred years hence.

  • -- Samuel Butler 塞缪尔巴特勒

当一个人在他的写作中对这一点或那一点有疑问时,如果他问自己一百年后它将如何告诉他,它常常会指引他。

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A highly learned man has two sources of happiness: Either he abandons all earthly interests or else he possesses much which could be abandoned.

一个博学的人有两种幸福的来源:要么他放弃一切世俗的兴趣,要么他拥有许多可以放弃的东西。

Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.

人总是超出他对自己的了解;因此,他的成就,一次又一次,会让他感到惊讶。

Faith and doubt both are needed - not as antagonists, but working side by side to take us around the unknown curve.

信念和怀疑都是必要的——不是作为对手,而是并肩工作,带领我们绕过未知的弯路。

When in doubt, don't.

当有疑问时,不要犹豫。