The Greeks possessed a knowledge of human nature we seem hardly able to attain to without passing through the strengthening hibernation of a new barbarism.

  • -- Georg Christoph Lichtenberg 利希滕贝格

希腊人拥有一种人性的知识,如果不经历一种新野蛮主义的强化冬眠,我们似乎很难达到这种知识。

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It will, of course, be understood that directly or indirectly, soon or late, every advance in the sciences of human nature will contribute to our success in controlling human nature and changing it to the advantage of the common weal.

当然,我们将认识到,人类本性科学的每一项进步,迟早都会直接或间接地促进我们成功地控制人类本性,并将其改变为有利于共同福祉。

The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature.

士兵的勇气被认为是人性中最廉价、最普遍的品质。