in this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it. (george bernad shaw, british dramastist)
对于害怕危险的人,这个世界上总是 危险的。(英国剧作家 肖伯纳 g)
it is not true suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering, for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive. (william somerset maugham, british novelist)
说苦难能使人格得到升华,这是不确切的;幸福有时倒能做到这一点,而苦难常会使人心胸狭窄,产生复仇的心理。(英国小说家 毛姆 w s)
There is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
崇高与荒谬仅一步之遥。Napoleon
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
名称有什么关系呢?玫瑰不叫玫瑰,依然芳香如故。Shakespeare
Growing old is not upsetting; being perceived as old is.
越来越老并不可怕,可怕的是让人觉得越来越老。Kenny Rogers
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
生活中没有可怕的东西,只有应去了解的东西。Marie Curie
Scientific knowledge aims at being wholly impersonal.
科学知识要求完全不受个人感情的影响。 Bertrand Russell