思想形成人的伟大。人只不过是一根苇草,是自然界最脆弱的东西;但他是一根能思想的苇草。用不着整个宇宙都拿起武器来才能毁灭;一口气、一滴水就足以致他死命了。然而,纵使宇宙毁灭了他,人却仍然要比致他于死命的东西更高贵得多;因为他知道自己要死亡,以及宇宙对他所具有的优势,而宇宙对此却是一无所知。因此,我们全部的尊严就在于思想。正是由 Thought forms the greatness of man. Man is nothing but a scribble, the most fragile thing in nature; but he is a scribble of thought. No weapon can be destroyed without the entire universe. A breath and a drop of water will be enough to kill him. However, even if the universe destroys him, man is still much more noble than what he did in desperation; because he knows that he is going to die, and what the universe has to do with him, and the universe knows nothing about it. Therefore, all our dignity lies in thinking. It is by