The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.

  • -- H. L. Mencken 门肯

人类互相厌烦的能力似乎比任何其他动物都要大得多。

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I think that, in almost all human beings, there is buried a profound tribal instinct that makes us very susceptible to being aroused to patriotic fervour.

我认为,在几乎所有的人身上,都埋藏着一种深刻的部落本能,这种本能使我们很容易被激起爱国热情。

Hundreds of millions of human beings on our planet increasingly suffer from unemployment, poverty, hunger, and the destruction of their families.

在我们这个星球上,数以亿计的人越来越多地遭受失业、贫困、饥饿和家庭毁灭的痛苦。

An animal that embarks on forming states without greatly restricting egoism will perish.

一种动物如果不严格限制利己主义,就开始形成国家,那么它就会灭亡。

If one sheep puts his head through the gap the rest will follow.

一只羊把头伸过缺口,其余的羊也跟着进去。