The One, the Good, the True, and the Beautiful, these are what we call the transcendental attributes of Being, because they surpass all the limits of essences and are coextensive with Being.

  • -- Hans Urs von Balthasar 巴尔塔萨

“一”、“善”、“真”、“美”,这些都是我们所谓的“存在”的超越性,因为它们超越了一切本质的限制,与“存在”同时具有广泛性。

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To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them.

要想监督别人,你要么超越他们的成就,要么鄙视他们。

Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed.

美德和精华一样,一旦暴露就会失去其香味。