In a 1757 essay, the philosopher David Hume argued that because "the general principles of taste are uniform in human nature", the value of some works of art might be essentially permanent.

哲学家大卫·休谟在1757年的一篇文章中谈到，因为人类的审美具有共同性，所以一些艺术作品的价值可能是永恒的。

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Sun Tzu was a practical philosopher who wrote the the Art of War approximately 500 B.C..

孙子是在大约公元前500年撰写了孙子兵法的实践哲学家。

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He had contemplated danger with a smile, and when wounded had exclaimed with the great philosopher, "Pain, thou art not an evil."

他微笑着面对危险，就在受伤的时候，还象希腊哲人那样说道：“痛苦呀，你并不是件坏事！”

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In "The Prince, " a treatise on the art of politics, the 16th century Italian philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli insisted that compassion got in the way of eminence.

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As pop philosopher Alain De Botton wrote in "The Art of Travel, " "There is an urge to say: I was here, I felt this, and it matters!"

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