马克思的女儿燕妮问历史学家维特克,能不能用最简单的语言把人类历史浓缩进一本小册子。维特克回答说,不必,只要四句德国谚语就够了。——上帝让谁灭亡,总是先让他膨胀。——时间是筛子,最终会淘去一切沉渣。——蜜蜂盗花,结果却使花开茂盛。——暗透了,才能看得见星光。 Marx’s daughter Jenny asked the historian Whitaker whether he could consolidate human history into a booklet in the simplest language. Whitke replied that no, as long as four German proverbs suffice. - God let him die, always let him first swell. - Time is a sieve, and eventually all the sediment will be scouring. - The bee stole flowers, but the result was lush. - Darkness, you can see the stars.