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“Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century: Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others; Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected; Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it; Refusing to set aside trivial preferences; Neglecting development and refinement of the mind; Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Philosopher
「每個世紀人類一直犯的六個錯誤：相信個人利益是藉由摧毀別人來取得；擔心不能改變或修正的事情；因為我們無法達成，就堅持一件事不可能；拒絕排除不重要的個人偏好；忽視心智的發展及改進；企圖強迫別人有和我們一樣的想法及生活方式。」– 西塞羅 (羅馬哲學家)
- personal gain 個人利益的取得。set aside 排除，不管。例：Both sides agreed to set aside the issue of independence now. (雙方同意現在不討論獨立的議題。) trivial (adj.) 瑣碎的，不重要的。例：Don’t waste your time on trivial matters. (別浪費你的時間在瑣細的事情上。) preference (n.) 偏好，愛好。refinement (n.) 改進，微調；refine (v.)。例：The designers are constantly refining their drawings. (設計師時常在調整他們的繪圖。) compel (v.) 強迫，迫使。例：The company is compelled to provide health insurance according to the law. (根據法律，公司必需提供健康保險。)
- 西塞羅 (106 BC – 43 BC) 為古羅馬政治家、雄辯家及哲學家，他將希臘哲學引進羅馬，而他的著作也深遠影響後世的文藝復興及歐洲文化。
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