37、This is the best reason to learn history: not in order to predict the future, but to free yourself of the past and imagine alternative destinies.
研究历史最好的理由:不是为了预测未来,而是要将自己从过去中释放出来,想象是否会有另外一种命运。——尤瓦尔·赫拉利《未来简史》
38、战争是“生命的学校”,“那些杀不死我的,会使我更强大”——尤瓦尔・赫拉利《未来简史》
39、happiness and suffering are nothing but different balances of bodily sensations. We never react to events in the outside world, but only to sensations in our own bodies.《未来简史》
42、We do not become satisfied by leading a peaceful and prosperous existence. Rather, we become satisfied when reality matches our expectations. The bad news is that as conditions improve, expectations balloon.
我们不是因为过的平安富裕而满足,而是因为现实符合预期而满足。坏消息是,随着条件的改善,我们的预期膨胀了。——尤瓦尔·赫拉利《未来简史》