No two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality.

  • -- Edward Sapir 爱德华·萨皮尔

没有哪两种语言有足够的相似性,可以被认为代表了相同的社会现实。

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Utopianism is probably a necessary social device for generating the superhuman efforts without which no major revolution is achieved.

乌托邦主义可能是产生超人努力的必要社会手段,没有这种努力,就不会有重大革命。

If there is technological advance without social advance, there is, almost automatically, an increase in human misery.

如果有技术进步而没有社会进步,人类的苦难几乎会自动增加。

Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.

爱是唯一的现实,它不仅仅是感情。这是终极真理,位于创造的核心。

Most of the images of reality on which we base our actions are really based on vicarious experience.

我们行动所依据的现实形象,大多都是基于替代性的经验。