A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
哲学
Philosophy
That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.
我对上帝的看法，就是在这个不可理解的宇宙中，我深信存在着一种超凡的推理能力。
In one way, I suppose, I have been 'in denial' for some time, knowingly burning the candle at both ends and finding that it often gives a lovely light.
我想，在某种程度上，我已经“否认”了一段时间，明知是在两头点蜡烛，却发现它常常发出可爱的光芒。
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.
一个人的哲学不能用语言最好地表达;它表现在一个人做出的选择中……我们做出的选择最终是我们的责任。
For scholars and laymen alike it is not philosophy but active experience in mathematics itself that can alone answer the question: What is mathematics?
对于学者和门外汉来说，只有数学本身的积极经验，而不是哲学，才能回答这个问题:什么是数学?
The faculty of vision can vary from person to person. On the other hand, we can rely on what our reason tells us because that is the same for everyone.
视力因人而异。另一方面，我们可以依靠理性告诉我们的东西，因为这对每个人来说都是一样的。
Man is not born to solve the problem of the universe, but to find out what he has to do; and to restrain himself within the limits of his comprehension.
人生来不是为了解决宇宙的问题，而是为了弄清自己该做什么;并在自己的理解范围内约束自己。
Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the larger portion of the truth arises from the seemingly irrelevant.
经验已经表明，一个真正的哲学将永远表明，一个巨大的，也许更大一部分的真相来自于看似无关紧要的事情。
History. Language. Passion. Custom. All these things determine what men say, think, and do. These are the hidden puppet-strings from which all men hang.
历史。语言。激情。的风俗。所有这些都决定了人们说什么，想什么，做什么。这些是隐藏的木偶线，所有的人都挂在上面。
The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.
遮蔽我们眼睛的光，就是我们的黑暗。只有我们醒着的那一天才会到来。天还没亮呢。太阳不过是一颗晨星。
There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who believe there are two kinds of people in this world and those who are smart enough to know better.
世界上有两种人:一种人相信世界上有两种人，另一种人聪明到能更好地了解世界。
With a philosophy education, one can infuriate his peers, intimidate his date, think of obscure, unreliable ways to make money, and never regret a thing.
有了哲学教育，一个人可以激怒他的同伴，恐吓他的约会对象，想出模糊的、不可靠的赚钱方法，而且永远不会后悔。
The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself.
如果物理学是可信的，那么当观察者认为自己在观察一块石头时，他实际上是在观察石头对自己的影响。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.
有一个好主意的最好方法就是有很多的主意。
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.
永远不要怀疑，一小群有思想、有决心的公民能够改变世界。事实上，它是唯一的东西。
Philosophy bakes no bread.
哲学不能烤面包。
All the world old is queer save thee and me, and even thou art a little queer.
除了你和我，整个世界都是古怪的，连你也有点古怪。
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
我们可能有时无力阻止不公正，但绝不能有任何时候不进行抗议。
Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.
只有按照那句格言行事，你才能同时希望它成为一条普遍的法则。