“ Learning has always been made much of, but forgetting has always been deprecated; therefore pedantry has pretty well established itself throughout the modern world at the expense of culture. 人们总是重视学习,却总是轻视遗忘;因此,以牺牲文化为代价的迂腐在整个现代世界中已经确立了自己的地位。 Albert Jay Nock 艾伯特·杰伊·诺克
“ The ambiguities of language, both in terms of vocabulary and syntax, are fascinating: how important connotation is, what is lost and what is gained in the linguistic transition. 语言的模糊性,无论是在词汇上还是句法上,都是令人着迷的:内涵是多么重要,在语言转换中失去了什么,得到了什么。 Marilyn Hacker 玛丽莲黑客
“ The cultivation of the intellect is man's highest good and purest happiness 智力的培养是人类最高的善和最纯粹的幸福 Aristotle 亚里士多德