Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.

  • -- Henry David Thoreau 亨利·大卫·梭罗

凡活着的,无论是人,是鹿,是松树,都比死了好。

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The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.

世界不会被那些作恶的人毁灭,而是被那些袖手旁观的人毁灭。

Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.

如果没有人对自己所拥有的感到不满,这个世界将永远不会变得更好。

In other words, I would be giving in to a myth of sameness which I think can destroy us.

换句话说,我将屈服于一个我认为可以毁灭我们的相同的神话。

To know is always better, no matter what the answer might be.

知道总是好的,不管答案是什么。

I'd rather be dead than dying.

我宁死也不要死。

I'll sleep when I'm dead.

我死后再睡觉。