1946年出的书就算“很老”了？！呵呵。不如去看看普鲁塔克的《希腊罗马名人传》（Plutarch's Lives，约公元100年），或者色诺芬的《回忆苏格拉底》（Memorabilia of Socrates，约公元前370年），这两本可读性都极强，甚至挺八卦的，而且都聊到了那个话题。你会惊叹于世事变化居然这么小。如果非让我挑一本，我猜是爱默生的《散文集：第一辑与第二辑》（Essays: First and Second Series）……
A book published in 1946 is "very old"?! hehe. Maybe try Plutarch's Lives (about 100AD), or Xenophon's Memorabilia of Socrates (about 370BC), both of which are extremely readable, gossipy even, and touch on that subject. Marvel at how little's changed. If I had to name one book, I guess Emerson's Essays: First and Second Series,…
There is also this passage in Xenophon's Memorabilia of Socrates (apologies for the long post, no direct link possible): Observing Aristarchus, on one occasion, looking gloomily, “You seem,” said he, “Aristarchus, to be taking something to heart; but you ought to…
1946年出的书就算“很老”了？！呵呵。不如去看看普鲁塔克的《希腊罗马名人传》（Plutarch's Lives，约公元100年），或者色诺芬的《回忆苏格拉底》（Memorabilia of Socrates，约公元前370年），这两本可读性都极强，甚至挺八卦的，而且都聊到了那个话题。你会惊叹于世事变化居然这么小。如果非让我挑一本，我猜是爱默生的《散文集：第一辑与第二辑》（Essays: First and Second Series）……
A book published in 1946 is "very old"?! hehe. Maybe try Plutarch's Lives (about 100AD), or Xenophon's Memorabilia of Socrates (about 370BC), both of which are extremely readable, gossipy even, and touch on that subject. Marvel at how little's changed. If I had to name one book, I guess Emerson's Essays: First and Second Series,…
色诺芬的《回忆苏格拉底》里也有这么一段（长文致歉，没法直接贴链接）：有一次见阿里斯塔库斯神情忧郁，他便说道：“阿里斯塔库斯，你看起来像是有什么心事；但你应该……”
There is also this passage in Xenophon's Memorabilia of Socrates (apologies for the long post, no direct link possible): Observing Aristarchus, on one occasion, looking gloomily, “You seem,” said he, “Aristarchus, to be taking something to heart; but you ought to…