伏尔泰(Voltaire,1694 —1778)

伏尔泰(Voltaire,1694年11月21日—1778年5月30日),笔名伏尔泰(法文:Voltaire),18世纪法国启蒙思想家、文学家、哲学家 。

英汉智慧语录 English and Chinese Brainy Quotes

The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.
生活中最幸福的是忙碌的孤寂。

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
如果你想知道谁在控制你,看看是谁你不能批评的。

So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men.
只要人民不愿意行使他们的自由,那些想实行暴政的人就会这样做;因为暴君是活跃而狂热的,他们会以宗教或其他任何神的名义给沉睡的人戴上镣铐。

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.
将愚人从他们所敬拜的锁链下解放出来是困难的。

Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said.
你说的每件事都应该是真实的,但不是每件真实的事都应该说。

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
你做的最重要的决定就是要保持好的心情。

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do.
许多人讲的道理是错误的;另一些人,根本不讲道理;还有一些人,要迫害那些讲道理的人。

The more a man knows, the less he talks.
懂得越多,说得越少。

Dont think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.
不要以为钱能做一切,否则你最终会为钱而做一切。

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
偏见是愚者思考的方式。

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