Human beings do not live in the objective world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but are very much at the mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society.

  • -- Edward Sapir 爱德华·萨皮尔

人类并不象通常所理解的那样独自生活在客观世界中,也不象通常所理解的那样独自生活在社会活动的世界中,而是在很大程度上受已成为其社会表达媒介的特定语言的支配。

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As all human beings are, in my view, creatures of God's design, we must respect all other human beings. That does not mean I have to agree with their choices or agree with their opinions, but indeed I respect them as human beings.

在我看来,所有的人都是上帝设计的生物,我们必须尊重所有其他的人。这并不意味着我必须同意他们的选择或意见,但我确实尊重他们作为人。

One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.

有一件事我很清楚:作为人类,我们必须愿意接受与我们不同的人。

Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.

未表达的情感永远不会消失。他们被活埋了,以后会以更丑陋的方式出现。

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.

艺术的艺术,表达的光辉和文字之光的阳光,就是单纯。