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决定
Decisions
The more the state ‘plans’ the more difficult planning becomes for the individual.
国家的“计划”越多，个人的计划就越困难。
The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is appalling.
试图同时做太多事情所造成的生命浪费是令人震惊的。
A line has to be drawn somewhere between what is essential and what is peripheral.
必须在本质和边缘之间画一条线。
You can theorise about the options you have but in reality they are very specific.
你可以把你的选择理论化，但实际上它们是非常具体的。
I have always found that the man whose second thoughts are good is worth watching.
我总是发现，三思而后行是值得一看的。
It is one thing to make a choice and it is another thing to never have the chance.
做出选择是一回事，永远没有机会是另一回事。
The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.
把事情写下来是实现它的第一步。
In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house.
缺乏判断，就有大害;但一票能叫一家的人得益处。
When people are grownups they're grown ups. They make their own decisions you know.
当人们长大了，他们就长大了。他们自己做决定。
When you make the right decision, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks.
当你做出正确的决定时，别人怎么想并不重要。
Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
判断使你陷入比较的局限。它能抑制自由。
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures.
认为必须采取措施的强烈信念是许多糟糕措施的根源。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are - that is the fact.
我们不知道自己想要什么，但我们要对自己负责——这是事实。
It's hard to plan for what comes next when what comes next is not something you planned for.
当接下来发生的事不是你计划好的时候，你就很难计划接下来会发生什么。
Don't let other people tell you what you want.
不要让别人告诉你想要什么。
The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind.
哲学家不应该试图逃避下定决心的责任。
Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice.
道德可能仅仅在于有勇气作出抉择。
When you arrive at a certain level it's very easy to say yes: that is the moment to learn to say no.
当你达到某个水平时，说“是”是很容易的:这是学会说“不”的时刻。