Man is potent and important, yet he is fallible and mortal, capable of the greatest achievements and the worst crimes.

人是强大而重要的,但人也是会犯错并不免一死的,人既能取得辉煌成就也能犯下滔天大罪

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I think those together really know your own limitations as a fallible mortal and then exercise moderation because you are not divine, you are mortal.

我认为这两句话的真谛是,凡人皆会有错,所以要了解自身的局限性,既然你是人不是神,那么就要适可而止,不要走极端

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