who said--wrote the following: "God told man that we,

他写道 "神对人类说
meaning God, have made the neither of Heaven nor of Earth,

吾之所创既非天堂亦非人间
neither mortal nor immortal,

既非永生亦非平凡
so that with freedom of choice and with honor,

吾只选择自由与荣耀
as though the maker and molder of thyself,

就像汝是自己的创造者和支配者
thou mayest fashion thyself in whatever shape thou shalt prefer.

汝可以自由的追求汝所渴望的事物
Oh supreme generosity of God the Father,

哦至高无上仁慈的圣父
oh highest and the most great felicity of man,

啊伟大而幸福的人类
to Him it is granted to have

准许您的子民可以拥有
whatever He chooses to be whatever He wills."

一切渴望的事物成为他们想成为的人
now, this is a remarkable leap,

这是一个历史性的飞跃
even beyond the humanism of the greeks,

甚至超越了古希腊的人道主义