The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality.

  • -- Irving Babbitt 白璧德

人类的思想,如果要保持它的理智,就必须在统一和多元之间保持最好的平衡。

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How can a doctor judge a woman's sanity by merely bidding her good morning and refusing to hear her pleas for release? Even the sick ones know it is useless to say anything, for the answer will be that it is their imagination.

一个医生怎么能仅仅通过向一个女人道早安而拒绝她的释放请求来判断她的理智呢?即使是生病的人也知道说什么都没用,因为答案将是这是他们的想象。

I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.

我梦想实现非洲的统一,使非洲各国领导人联合起来努力解决非洲大陆的问题。我梦见我们辽阔的沙漠,我们的森林,我们所有的荒野。

Some are well balanced only in the sense that their character failings are insulated by fortunate environmental factors.

有些人之所以能很好地平衡,只是因为他们的性格缺陷与幸运的环境因素无关。

We formed the fellowship of the ring when we should've all just gone on medication.

我们成立了戒友会,而我们本应该继续服药的。

The nicest thing about coming of age is that I can do whatever I like.

成年最大的好处就是我可以做任何我喜欢做的事。

I believe in unity, as opposed to division.

我相信团结,而不是分裂。

The church has given me balance.

教会给了我平衡。