A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
人类
Mankind
I think you can leave the arts, superior or inferior, to the conscience of mankind.
我认为你可以把艺术，无论优劣，留给人类的良知去决定。
Families are the Nurseries of all Societies; and the First combinations of mankind.
家庭是所有社会的托儿所;人类的第一次组合。
When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?
什么时候人类才能被说服并同意通过仲裁来解决他们的困难?
Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined to become.
在人类的起源之时，人类就已经和他注定要成为的人是平等的了。
Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
的确，人即使活着不可能幸福，也希望幸福。
In the evolution of mankind there has always been a certain degree of social coherence.
在人类的进化过程中，始终存在着一定程度的社会一致性。
The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.
一个人的意义不在于他得到了什么，而在于他渴望得到什么。
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
伟大的思想只对有思想的人说话，而伟大的行动却对全人类说话。
To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue.
把人类想得不好而不希望他们受到伤害，这也许是最高的智慧和美德。
The public has been sold a bill of goods about the free market being a panacea for mankind.
公众一直被灌输自由市场是人类的灵丹妙药的观点。
History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
历史不过是人类罪恶、愚蠢和不幸的记录。
In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.
一般来说，自从烹饪技术进步以来，人类所吃的食物是大自然所需要的两倍。
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沿着这个主题，再读几句。
We cannot learn men from books.
我们不能从书本上学到人。
Fear is the tax which conscience pays to guilt
恐惧是良心对罪恶所付的税
All human evil comes from a single cause, man's inability to sit still in a room.
人类所有的罪恶都源于一个单一的原因，那就是人类无法安静地坐在房间里。
If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?
如果我们不为人类服务，我们应该为谁服务呢?
Mankind are earthen jugs with spirits in them.
人类是装着灵魂的陶罐。
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
如果你害怕让任何人发疯，那么你最终会探索人类成就的最低公分母。