It is quite futile to argue that man is small compared to the cosmos; for man was always small compared to the nearest tree.

It is quite futile to argue that man is small compared to the cosmos; for man was always small compared to the nearest tree.

认为人类与宇宙相比渺小是毫无意义的;因为与最近的树相比，人类总是很小。

-- G. K. Chesterton 特顿