哲学就像胜于其他科学并且赋予他们一切的母亲，因此部门不该嘲笑哲学的简陋与贫乏，而应该期待哲学中唐吉歌德式的理想能在其他科学中继续存在，以免其他科学陷入功利主义中。

Strange is our situation here upon earth.

怪异是我们在地球上的处境。

The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious.It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.He who knows it not and can no longer wonder, no longer feel amazement, is as good as dead, a snuffed-outcandle.

我们所能经历的最美的事就是神秘，她是正确的艺术与科学发展的基本情感。不懂得神秘之美的人，将无法再感受到赞叹与惊奇，就如同死亡或燃尽的蜡烛一般。

人类总试图为自己寻找理解世界的方式，并在某种程度上用这种理解来取代真实的经验以超越现实；这也就是画家、诗人、哲学家和科学家已他们各自的方法来处理事情的方式。他们都把寻找一种建构世界和谐秩序的思维方式来做情感生活的重心，以寻找个人狭隘的现实经历中所缺乏的宁静与安全感。

We cannot despair of humanity, since we are ourselves human beings.

身为人类，我们不能对人性失望。

The fate of the world will be such as the world deserves.

人类的命运由人类自己决定。

The little word "we" I mistrust, and here's why:No man of another can say "he" is "I".

我怀疑“我们”这个字眼的意义，因为：没有人可以说“他”就是“我”。

Behind all agreement lies something amiss.All seeming accord cloaks a lurking abyss.

在众人皆同意的表象下，必然有一些被误解或忽略的事。

我想知道上帝的意图……其余的都是细枝末节。

No problem can be solved from the same consciouseness that created it.

不改变制造问题的那些意识，就没有解决问题。

Great spirits have alway encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

伟大的心灵总是遭遇来自平凡人的强烈反对。

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterous. It is the source of all true art and science.

我们所能经历的最美丽的事情就是神秘，她是所有真正的艺术和科学的源泉。

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

只有两件事情是无限的，那就是宇宙与人类的愚昧；而且我并不知道宇宙是否无限。

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

想象力币知识更重要。知识是有限的，想象力却环绕着整个世界。

The ideals which have alwaysshone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beaty, and truth. To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never applealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a heard of cattle.

真善美是时时闪耀在我们眼前的理想，使我充满申明的喜悦。对舒适或愉悦的追求重来就不是我的目标。建立在这种企图上的道德体系，只能对一群牛发生作用。

我铭记这一句德国谚语：每个人都用自己的鞋子来丈量东西。

We never cease to stand like curious children be fore the great Mystery into which are born.

在我们诞生其中的巨大奥秘面前，我们一直是好奇的孩童。

The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unhappy but hardly fit for life.

将自己的生命和同胞视为没有意义的人，不但不快乐，而且没有能力生活。

Man grows cold faster than the planet he inhabits.

人类成长的速度远比他所居住的星球快得多。

Small is the number of them that see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

只有少数人用自己的眼睛去看，用自己的心去感觉。

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

观察与理解的乐趣是上天赐予的最美丽的礼物。

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.

若有任何人敢自称为真理、知识的裁判者，将被众神的嘲笑所击败。