He is not to pass for a man of reason who stumbles upon reason by chance but he who knows it and can judge it and has a true taste for it.

  • -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世,罗切福科公爵

一个理性的人不应该被认为是偶然遇到理性的人,而应该是一个知道理性、能够判断理性、并对理性有真正品味的人。

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Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same.

爱情的五官可以刺穿一切的心,它用绷带把所爱的人的过错包起来。它有翅膀,飞得很快,也飞走了。

Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

不要惧怕伟大:有些人生来伟大,有些人成就伟大,有些人被强加于伟大之上。

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

历史是一套达成共识的谎言。

True contentment comes with empathy.

真正的满足来自同情。