To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.

  • -- Edgar Lee Masters 埃德加·李·马斯特斯

赋予生命意义可能会导致疯狂的结局,但是没有意义的生命是对躁动和模糊欲望的折磨——它是一只渴望大海却又害怕的船。

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Courage, it would seem, is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all its sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sense beyond our understanding; and that there is always tomorrow.

看来,勇气就是克服危险、不幸、恐惧和不公的力量,同时继续在内心确认,生活及其所有的痛苦都是美好的;一切都是有意义的,即使在某种意义上超出了我们的理解;总有明天。

The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.

对确定性的追求阻碍了对意义的探索。不确定性正是促使人展现其力量的条件。