Recognition of this kinship with the rest of the universe is necessary for understanding him, but his essential nature is defined by qualities found nowhere else, not by those he has in common with apes, fishes, trees, fire, or anything other than himself.

  • -- George G. Simpson 乔治·辛普森

认识到这种与宇宙其他部分的亲缘关系是理解他的必要条件,但他的本质是由其他地方所没有的品质所决定的,而不是由他与猿、鱼、树、火或任何东西的共同之处所决定的。

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Today we no longer regard the universe as the cause of our own undeserved troubles but perhaps, on the contrary, as the last refuge from the mismanagement of our earthly affairs.

今天,我们不再把宇宙看作是我们自己不应该遇到的麻烦的根源,相反,也许我们把宇宙看作是我们对尘世事务管理不善的最后避难所。

In recognition that any good idea is a fragile thing, you have to give it a few minutes to breath like a good red wine.

认识到任何好主意都是脆弱的,你必须给它几分钟的时间来呼吸,就像一瓶好红酒。

Life exists in the universe only because the carbon atom possesses certain exceptional properties.

宇宙中存在生命只是因为碳原子具有某些特殊的性质。

The raised hand cares not for its own recognition, but for that of the body below.

举起来的手并不在乎它自己的辨识,而是在乎下面身体的辨识。