To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.

对一个哲学家来说，所有的新闻，就像人们所说的，都是流言蜚语，编辑和阅读这些新闻的人都是喝茶的老妇人。

-- Henry David Thoreau 亨利·大卫·梭罗