一、歌德

"Every man should remain in the path he has struck out for himself, and refuse to be overawed by authority, hampered by prevalent opinion, or carried away by fashion."
“每个人都应坚持走自己开辟的道路，不被权威吓倒，不受旧观点牵制，不被时尚迷惑。”
——《格言与反思》

"In religion, in science, and in politics, I have generally striven not to lie, but to speak out with courage what I felt in my heart."
“无论在宗教方面、科学方面，还是在政治方面，我一般都力求不撒谎，有勇气把心里所感到的一切照实说出来。”
——《格言与反思》

二、威廉·詹姆士

"A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous and then dismissed as trivial, until finally, it becomes what everybody knows."
“一种新思想，总是先被斥为荒谬，再被视为无足轻重，直到最后，才成为人人皆知的常识。”
——《实用主义》

"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."
“许多人以为自己在思考，其实不过是在重新整理自己的偏见。”
——《心理学原理》

三、斯宾诺莎

"A man does not become more valuable by wearing a new robe."
“一个人决不会因为穿了一件新睡袍，就会变得更有价值。”
——《伦理学》第三部分序言凝练

"The most important achievement that a human being can attain is to learn to understand because to understand is to be free."
“最重要的事，是学会理解，因为理解就是自由。”
——《伦理学》核心思想凝练

四、沃尔特·惠特曼

"Re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul."
“重新审视你在学校、教堂或任何书本中被灌输的一切，摒弃任何侮辱你灵魂的东西。”
——《草叶集》初版序言

"Deep in my soul, my thoughts obey no bonds, but go their own way."
“在我灵魂深处，我的意念不服从任何的束缚，而是走自己的路。”
——《备忘片段》《草叶集》

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