In general, the more civilized and refined the people, the less poetic are its morals; everything weakens as it mellows.

In general, the more civilized and refined the people, the less poetic are its morals; everything weakens as it mellows.

总的来说，越是文质彬彬的人，其道德就越少诗意;一切都随着它的成熟而减弱。

-- Denis Diderot 狄德罗