My scientific studies have afforded me great satisfaction; and I am convinced that it will not be long before the whole world acknowledges the results of my work.
我的科学研究给我带来了极大的满足;我深信,用不了多久,全世界都会承认我的工作成果。
我一直是个斗士。
在我来这里之前,我对这个主题感到困惑。听了你的讲座后,我仍然感到困惑。但是在一个更高的层次上。
Virtually no idea is too ridiculous to be accepted, even by very intelligent and highly educated people, if it provides a way for them to feel special and important. Some confuse that feeling with idealism.
与孟子不同,荀子主张“性恶”,认为人性本恶。因而更强调人为的作用,通过后天的人为的努力才能达到“善”。没有本性那么人为的努力就不能对症下药,没有人为的努力,本性就不能改善。所以主张“性伪合”,天生的本性和后天的努力对人都有重要影响,而后天的努力更为重要,它是我们能够自己掌控的,“学不可以已”的意义就更大。
To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.
Never underestimate the power of a single idea to transform the world.