A civilization is destroyed only when its gods are destroyed.

  • -- Emil Cioran 萧沆

只有当一个文明的神被毁灭时,这个文明才会被毁灭。

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Civilisations have been destroyed many times, and this civilisation is no different. It can be destroyed. We can think of time in terms of millions of years and life will resume little by little. The cosmos operates for us very urgently, but geological time is different.

文明已经被摧毁了很多次,这个文明也不例外。它可以被摧毁。我们可以把时间想象成几百万年,生活就会一点一点地恢复。宇宙对我们的作用非常迫切,但地质时间是不同的。

Civilization exists precisely so that there may be no masses but rather men alert enough never to constitute masses.

文明的存在,就是为了没有群众,只有足够警觉的人,永远不会构成群众。

A civilization which has taken over the world cannot be said to be dying.

一个已经统治世界的文明不能说正在消亡。

I had this child, and it destroyed my family.

我有了这个孩子,它毁了我的家庭。