All over the world the wildlife that I write about is in grave danger. It is being exterminated by what we call the progress of civilization.

  • -- Gerald Durrell 杰拉尔德·杜雷尔

在世界各地,我所写的野生动物都处于严重的危险之中。它正在被我们所谓的文明进步所消灭。

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Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization.

耶稣哭了。伏尔泰笑了。从那神圣的眼泪和人类的微笑中,产生了现代文明的优雅。

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them.

文明是建立在人们所需要的东西之上的,而不是建立在为他们提供的东西之上。