If there is no essence, energy and spirit in the calligraphy art, it is just only operation of mechanical proficiency but no appeal and vitality.

如果书艺中缺少了精、气、神，就只是操作上的机械熟练，是注定没有感染力和生命力的。

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Truth has no essence, and it is just a kind of opinion or belief which is only the thing we'd better believe as well as a useful tool which could make us freer and happier.

实际的“真”只是我们最好加以相信的东西，一种能够使我们更自由、更幸福的有用的工具罢了。

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The Administration was in essence asserting that because it didn't want to carry out Congress's immigration wishes, no state should be allowed to do so either.

政府实际上是在声称，它不想贯彻国会的移民诉求，因此任何州也都不应该这样做。

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And so he concluded, "I knew that I was a substance, the whole essence or nature of which is to think, and that for its existence, there is no need of any place nor does it depend on any material thing.

因此,他总结到,"我知道我是个实体,是思考主体的本质或本性,而这种思考主体的存在,无需任何空间,也不依赖于任何有形实体

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In essence, no one is supposed to be devastated by anything nowadays.

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In essence, No Adverse Impact floodplain management takes place when the actions of one property owner are not allowed to adversely affect the rights of other property owners.

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There is, in essence, no data other than the categories and the random number stored in the system and so it's impossible to know (or indeed reverse engineer from that) who you are or where you've been.

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