The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good.

  • -- John Locke 约翰·洛克

对邪恶的恐惧是人类行为中一个比美好前景更有说服力的原则。

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In seeking to avoid evil, [humanity] is responsible for bringing more evil into the world than organisms could ever do merely by exercising their digestive tracts. It is [our] ingenuity, rather than [our] animal nature, that has given [our] fellow creatures such a bitter earthly fate.

在寻求避免邪恶的过程中,(人类)有责任把更多的邪恶带到这个世界上,这比生物体仅仅通过锻炼消化道所能做的还要多。是(我们的)独创性,而不是(我们的)动物性,给了(我们的)同伴如此痛苦的尘世命运。

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

友谊使生活的美好倍增,使邪恶减半。