Civilization is the distance man has placed between himself and his excreta.

  • -- Brian Aldiss 奥尔迪斯

文明是人类把自己和排泄物之间的距离。

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Man learns through experience, and the spiritual path is full of different kinds of experiences. He will encounter many difficulties and obstacles, and they are the very experiences he needs to encourage and complete the cleansing process.

人从经验中学习,精神之路充满了各种各样的经验。他将遇到许多困难和障碍,而这些正是他鼓励和完成净化过程所需要的经验。

Civilization is so hard on the body that some have called it a disease, despite the arts that keep puny bodies alive to a greater average age, and our greater protection from contagious and germ diseases.

文明对身体的要求是如此之高,以至于有些人把它称为一种疾病,尽管艺术能让弱小的身体活到更大的平均年龄,也能更好地保护我们免受传染病和细菌性疾病的侵害。

From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization.

从第一天到今天,纯粹的贪婪是文明的驱动力。

I decline to accept the end of man.

我拒绝接受人类的末日。