Only that which does not teach, which does not cry out, which does not condescend, which does not explain, is irresistible.

  • -- William Butler Yeats 叶芝

只有那些不教导、不叫喊、不屈尊、不解释的东西才是不可抗拒的。

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I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics.

在一切叫做生命的事物面前,我只能肃然起敬。我唯一能做的就是对所有被称为生命的东西怀有同情。这是所有道德的开端和基础。

The essence of morality is a questioning about morality; and the decisive move of human life is to use ceaselessly all light to look for the origin of the opposition between good and evil.

道德的本质是对道德的质疑;而人类生命的决定性行动就是不断地利用一切光明来寻找善与恶对立的根源。

The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.

道德的目的是教导你,不要受苦而死,而要享受生活。

To do evil that good may come of it is for bunglers in politics as well as morals.

为了善而作恶,这不仅是道德上的错误,也是政治上的错误。