I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one`s self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one`s own powers. 我不同意有些人把谦虚列为美德。对逻辑学家来说,一切事物应当是什么样就是什么样,对自己估价过低和夸大自己的才能一样都是违背真理的。
When one tries to rise above Nature one is liable to fall below it. The highest type of man may revert to the animal if he leaves the straight road of destiny. 一个人要是想超过自然,他就会堕落到自然以下。最高等的人,一旦脱离了人类命运的康庄大道,就会变成动物