A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
人类
Mankind
We never, ever in the history of mankind have had access to so much information so quickly and so easily.
在人类历史上,我们从来没有,从来没有这样快,这样容易地获得这么多的信息。
Much melancholy has devolved upon mankind, and it is detestable to me that might will triumph in the end.
许多忧郁已降临到人类身上,我憎恶强权终将胜利。
It is the nature of a man as he grows older- to protest against change, particularly changes for the better
随着年龄的增长,人的本性就是反对变化,特别是向好的变化
Boredom is... a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
无聊是……这对道德家来说是一个至关重要的问题,因为人类一半的罪恶都是由对罪恶的恐惧造成的。
One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is beaten, and to leave off fighting at once.
明智的人首先要做的事情之一,就是知道自己什么时候被打败了,然后立即停止战斗。
It is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of mankind in the long run by an appeal to conscience.
认为我们可以通过诉诸良知来控制人类的长期繁衍是错误的。
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。
All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.
人类可以分为三类:一类是不能移动的,一类是可以移动的,一类是可以移动的。
We are not won by arguments that we can analyze but by the tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself.
赢得我们胜利的不是我们能分析的论点,而是我们的语调和脾气,以及人本身的态度。
Idealists are foolish enough to throw caution to the winds. They have advanced mankind and have enriched the world.
理想主义者愚蠢到把谨慎抛到九霄云外。他们促进了人类进步,丰富了世界。
A state arises, as I conceive, out of the needs of mankind; no one is self-sufficing, but all of us have many wants.
我认为,一个国家是出于人类的需要而产生的;没有人是自我满足的,但我们都有很多想要的。
If mankind's greatest achievement is to produce more spaces for mankind to live in, I do not think I am so impressed.
如果人类最大的成就是为人类创造更多的生存空间,我不认为我有这么深刻的印象。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths.
一个人如果没有舒适的神话的帮助,就不能面对生活的危险,这人有一点软弱和可鄙。
However, we all share the firm belief in the triumph of humanist and progressive values that mankind has achieved during its long history of struggle and creativeness.
然而,我们大家都坚定地相信,人类在其漫长的斗争和创造性历史中取得了人道主义和进步价值的胜利。
Fear is the tax which conscience pays to guilt
恐惧是良心对罪恶所付的税
Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
只要罪恶还能忍受,人类宁可忍受,也不愿为了正义而废除他们所习惯的形式。
One sees a blatant disregard for the precious souls of mankind.
人们看到的是对人类宝贵灵魂的公然漠视。
In every good man a God dwell.
凡有善人,就有神居住。