In justice to human society it may perhaps be said of almost all the polities and civil institutions in the world, however imperfect, that they have been founded in and carried on with very considerable wisdom.

  • -- Ezra Stiles 埃兹拉·斯泰尔斯

为了公正地对待人类社会,也许可以这样说,世界上几乎所有的政治和公民机构,无论多么不完善,都是以相当大的智慧建立和发展起来的。

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Growing up human is uniquely a matter of social relations rather than biology. What we learn from connections within the family takes the place of instincts that program the behavior of animals; which raises the question, how good are these connections?

人类的成长是一个独特的社会关系问题,而不是生物学问题。我们从家庭内部的联系中学到的东西取代了动物行为的本能;这就提出了一个问题,这些联系有多好?

My marriage? Up to now everything's okay. But it's a real marriage - imperfect and very difficult. It's all about people evolving somewhat simultaneously through their lives. I think we've emotionally evolved.

我的婚姻?到目前为止一切都很好。但这是一段真实的婚姻——不完美,非常艰难。这一切都是关于人们在他们的生活中同时进化。我认为我们已经在情感上进化了。

It destroys one's nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.

每天对同一个人和蔼可亲会破坏人的神经。

Man is imperfect. The reality he creates is always endangered by man.

人是不完美的。他所创造的现实总是受到人类的威胁。