Amo 6:1
我曾聽過一句歸於卡萊爾(Carlyle)先生名下關於蘇格拉底的話,這是一句非常精妙的話,無論是否真的出自卡萊爾先生之口,它都極好地標示了希伯來主義(Hebraism)與希臘主義(Hellenism)之間本質上的差異。「蘇格拉底,」這句話說,「在錫安是極其 安逸的。」希伯來主義——這正是其奇妙力量的源泉——總是平靜地沉浸在對「在錫安安逸是不可能的」這一可怕事實的感知中……談論擺脫無知、以真實的眼光看待事物、以完整的美感看待事物,這些都很好;但當有某種東西阻礙並破壞我們所有的努力時,該怎麼辦呢?這個東西就是 罪。
M. Arnold in Culture and Anarchy.
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