We say nothing essential about the cathedral when we speak of its stones. We say nothing essential about Man when we seek to define him by the qualities of men.

  • -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 圣埃斯库里

当我们谈到大教堂的石头时,我们并没有提到它的本质。当我们试图用人的品质来定义一个人的时候,我们并没有说他的本质。

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Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.

人类进步了,当它进步的时候,不是因为它清醒、负责和谨慎,而是因为它顽皮、叛逆和不成熟。

Every man has a sane spot somewhere.

每个人都有理智的地方。