However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue.

  • -- Wilhelm von Humboldt 威廉·冯·洪堡

无论邪恶的不道德行为有多大,我们都不能忘记,它并非没有其有益的后果。只有通过极端,人们才能到达智慧和美德的中间道路。

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There's no doubt that I do have extremes of mood that are greater than just about anybody else I know.

毫无疑问,我确实有比我认识的任何人都更极端的情绪。

That made me feel good, not to go to a resort where outside the door is extreme poverty.

这让我感觉很好,没有去一个外面是极度贫困的度假胜地。

Dying on your own terms, this is the greatest gift anyone can bestow upon a mortal man.

按照自己的意愿去死,这是任何人能给予凡人的最好礼物。

Innocence has no place alongside immortality.

纯洁与不朽不可相提并论。