The irrational in the human has something about it altogether repulsive and terrible, as we see in the maniac, the miser, the drunkard or the ape.

  • -- George Santayana 乔治·桑塔亚纳

人类的非理性具有某种令人厌恶和可怕的东西,正如我们在疯子、吝啬鬼、醉汉或无尾猿身上所看到的那样。

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Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books - but it is terrible when one has to live it.

生活是一件美好的事情,可以谈论,也可以在历史书中读到——但是当一个人不得不生活的时候,它是可怕的。

It creeps me out sometimes to think of the person I was. I was a terrible person. I was mean to people.

有时一想到我是谁,我就毛骨悚然。我是个糟糕的人。我对人很刻薄。

The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.

宇宙并不需要与人类的野心保持完美的和谐。

I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.

我总是有一种令人厌恶的需要,那就是超越人类。

Rigid, the skeleton of habit alone upholds the human frame.

习惯的骨架是刚性的,它独自支撑着人的躯体。