“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”—Cicero (c. 106-43 B.C.) 如果你有了花园和图书馆,你已经拥有了一切。 花园可以种花,享受美感。也可以种庄稼和蔬菜,填报肚子。图书馆给我们知识、让我们思考。那人生还需要什么呢? 西方的遁世思想和中国庄子的逍遥有异曲 ...
“A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.” -Louis Nizer, lawyer (1902-1994). 用手工作是个劳工,用手和大脑工作是个工匠,用手、大脑和心去工作,才是艺术家。 ...
To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic andservile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. --Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US President (1858-1919) 美国老罗斯福总统说过:认为 ...
在美国, 要约人见面一般至少提前一周以上, 一周以内约人或让人做事常常要道歉: Sorry for my short notice. 院长找教授,教授找学生,也一定要问是否时间上有空( availability )。学术界的活动,比如开学术会,往往提前一年开始安排,最重要的是先定时间。很多人的日程表都已经排到明年。 ...