When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man.

  • -- Diogenes 第欧根尼

当我看到水手、科学家和哲学家时,人类是所有生物中最聪明的;我看祭司和先知,没有比人更可藐视的。

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While we are under the tyranny of Priests, it will ever be their interest, to invalidate the law of nature and reason, in order to establish systems incompatible therewith.

当我们处于牧师的暴政之下时,他们的利益永远是废除自然和理性的法律,以便建立与之不相容的制度。

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。

The only people who like to live alone more than comics are priests.

唯一比漫画更喜欢独自生活的人是牧师。

Might, could, would - they are contemptible auxiliaries.

“可能”、“可能”、“会”——他们是可鄙的帮凶。