Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself.

  • -- George Santayana 乔治·桑塔亚纳

也许人唯一真正的尊严是能够鄙视自己。

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The degree in which a poet's imagination dominates reality is, in the end, the exact measure of his importance and dignity.

诗人的想象力支配现实的程度,说到底,正是衡量他的重要性和尊严的准确尺度。

The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.

人类的力量在各个领域都在增长,除了他自己。

To confer dignity, forgive. To express contempt, forget.

要赋予尊严,请宽恕。要表示轻蔑,忘记。

A man must earnestly want.

一个人必须热切地渴望。