व्यावसायीकरण अपनी विशाल, चिकनी और गंदी पंजों से रोमांच की अनियंत्रित तलाश सहित हर चीज़ को जकड़ रहा है; ताकि, सैद्धांतिक रूप से लोकतंत्र चाहे जो भी हो, कभी-कभी इसे व्यावहारिक रूप से मानकीकृत और व्यावसायीकृत मेलोड्रामा के रूप में परिभाषित करने का मन करता है।
Commercialism is laying its great greasy paw upon everything including the irresponsible quest of thrills; so that, whatever democracy may be theoretically, one is sometimes tempted to define it practically as standardized and commercialized melodrama.
Commercialism is laying its great greasy paw upon everything including the irresponsible quest of thrills; so that, whatever democracy may be theoretically, one is sometimes tempted to define it practically as standardized and commercialized melodrama.
क्योंकि हर साम्राज्यवाद के पीछे अंततः साम्राज्यवादी व्यक्ति ही होता है, ठीक वैसे ही जैसे हर शांति के पीछे अंततः शांतप्रिय व्यक्ति ही होता है।
For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.
For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.
जो व्यक्ति पूरी मानवता के प्रति सहानुभूति रखता है, उसकी भविष्य की प्रगति में विश्वास रखता है, और इस महान प्रगति के कार्य की सेवा करना चाहता है, उसे मानवतावादी नहीं बल्कि परोपकारी (ह्यूमैनिटेरियन) कहा जाना चाहिए, और उसके मत को परोपकारिता (ह्यूमैनिटेरियनइज्म) कहा जा सकता है।
A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump, faith in its future progress, and desire to serve the great cause of this progress, should be called not a humanist, but a humanitarian, and his creed may be designated as humanitarianism.
A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump, faith in its future progress, and desire to serve the great cause of this progress, should be called not a humanist, but a humanitarian, and his creed may be designated as humanitarianism.
मन के द्वारों को खोलना अच्छी बात है, लेकिन यह केवल उन्हें बंद करने की पूर्व तैयारी के रूप में होना चाहिए... ताकि निर्णय और चयन का सर्वोच्च कार्य किया जा सके।
It is well to open one's mind but only as a preliminary to closing it ... for the supreme act of judgment and selection.
It is well to open one's mind but only as a preliminary to closing it ... for the supreme act of judgment and selection.
एक इंसान को नीचे की ओर नहीं, बल्कि उन मानकों की ओर ऊपर देखना चाहिए जो उसके सामान्य स्व से इतने ऊपर स्थापित हैं ताकि उसे यह महसूस हो सके कि आत्मिक रूप से वह खुद से कमतर स्थिति में है।
A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to make him feel that he is himself spiritually the underdog.
A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to make him feel that he is himself spiritually the underdog.
इसके अलावा, अमेरिका न केवल मानकों की कमी से पीड़ित है, बल्कि अक्सर मानकों की भ्रम की स्थिति या उनके उलट-फेर से भी ग्रस्त है।
Furthermore, America suffers not only from a lack of standards, but also not infrequently from a confusion or an inversion of standards.
Furthermore, America suffers not only from a lack of standards, but also not infrequently from a confusion or an inversion of standards.
यदि मात्रात्मक रूप से अमेरिका की उपलब्धि प्रभावशाली है, तो गुणात्मक रूप से यह थोड़ी कम संतोषजनक है।
If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
यथार्थवादी पर्यवेक्षक यह निष्कर्ष निकालने पर मजबूर होता है कि लोकतंत्र अपने बारे में अपनी भावनाओं में तो आदर्शवादी हो सकता है, लेकिन अपने आचरण में वह साम्राज्यवादी होता है।
A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice.
A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice.
पारंपरिक ईसाई धर्म द्वारा पहचानी गई तीन वासनाओं—ज्ञान की वासना, संवेदना की वासना और शक्ति की वासना—का वर्गीकरण शायद मुख्य प्रकारों के वर्गीकरण में से एक बेहतरीन वर्गीकरण है।
Perhaps as good a classification as any of the main types is that of the three lusts distinguished by traditional Christianity - the lust of knowledge, the lust of sensation, and the lust of power.
Perhaps as good a classification as any of the main types is that of the three lusts distinguished by traditional Christianity - the lust of knowledge, the lust of sensation, and the lust of power.
इसके विपरीत, यदि आप उससे कहें कि उसे अपनी स्वयं की खुशी के लिए विनम्रता और आत्म-नियंत्रण के मार्ग पर चलने की आवश्यकता है, तो वह उदासीन रहेगा, या यहाँ तक कि सक्रिय रूप से नाराज़ भी हो जाएगा।
Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and he will be indifferent, or even actively resentful.
Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and he will be indifferent, or even actively resentful.
परोपकारी व्यक्ति तो निश्चित रूप से अपने विश्व-सेवा कार्यक्रम के एक हिस्से के रूप में हमें विदेशी मामलों में दखल देने के लिए कहेगा।
The humanitarian would, of course, have us meddle in foreign affairs as part of his program of world service.
The humanitarian would, of course, have us meddle in foreign affairs as part of his program of world service.
आज का कोई अमेरिकी जब रविवार का अखबार आलस में डूबे हुए पढ़ता है, तो वह इस बात का सबसे बेहतरीन जीवंत उदाहरण होता है कि कैसे आज की दुनिया में मात्रा (क्वांटिटी) ने गुणवत्ता (क्वालिटी) को पीछे छोड़ दिया है।
An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the most perfect symbols of the triumph of quantity over quality that the world has yet seen.
An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the most perfect symbols of the triumph of quantity over quality that the world has yet seen.
औद्योगिक क्रांति ने दुनिया भर में ऐसे बड़े शहरी जनसमूहों को पैदा किया है जो नैतिक मूल्यों को लेकर लगातार लापरवाह होते जा रहे हैं।
The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards.
The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards.
लोकतांत्रिक आदर्शवादी आम जनता में अपनी अटूट आस्था के कारण कायदे-कानूनों और नेतृत्व के सवाल को अक्सर हल्के में ले लेते हैं।
The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded faith in the plain people.
The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded faith in the plain people.
मानवतावादी आंदोलन की एक खास विशेषता—चाहे वह उसकी भावुकता हो या व्यावहारिकता—यह रही है कि उसका पूरा ध्यान हमेशा आम जनता की स्थिति पर ही रहा है।
A remarkable feature of the humanitarian movement, on both its sentimental and utilitarian sides, has been its preoccupation with the lot of the masses.
A remarkable feature of the humanitarian movement, on both its sentimental and utilitarian sides, has been its preoccupation with the lot of the masses.
हमारा विश्वास शायद यह बन गया है कि बस पूरी ताकत से काम करो, सही सोच तो खुद-ब-खुद पटरी पर आ जाएगी।
Act strenuously, would appear to be our faith, and right thinking will take care of itself.
Act strenuously, would appear to be our faith, and right thinking will take care of itself.
हम यह कह सकते हैं कि बाद के पुनर्जागरण (Renaissance) का मुख्य रुख ऐसे मानवतावाद से दूर जाने का था जो स्वतंत्र विकास का समर्थन करता था, और उसका झुकाव उस मानवतावाद की ओर हो गया जो अत्यधिक अनुशासन और छंटनी (सेलेक्टिव) पर जोर देता था।
We may affirm, then, that the main drift of the later Renaissance was away from a humanism that favored a free expansion toward a humanism that was in the highest degree disciplinary and selective.
We may affirm, then, that the main drift of the later Renaissance was away from a humanism that favored a free expansion toward a humanism that was in the highest degree disciplinary and selective.
चूंकि हर इंसान की चाहत खुशी पाना होती है, इसलिए यह बहुत मायने रखता है कि वह खुशी को काम के नजरिए से देखता है या ऐशो-आराम के।
Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.
Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.
यदि हम ऐसा अनुशासन चाहते हैं, तो हमारे पास कुछ तयशुदा मानक (स्टैंडर्ड्स) होने चाहिए; और मौजूदा हालातों में उन मानकों को पाने के लिए हमें आलोचनात्मक दृष्टि (आलोचना) की जरूरत होगी।
If we are to have such a discipline we must have standards, and to get our standards under existing conditions we must have criticism.
If we are to have such a discipline we must have standards, and to get our standards under existing conditions we must have criticism.
यह कहना कि आज हम में से ज्यादातर लोग केवल अपनी महत्वाकांक्षाओं के पीछे भाग रहे हैं, दरअसल इस बात का दूसरा रूप है कि हम आज भी अपने लोकतंत्र में उसकी गुणवत्ता से ज्यादा उसकी मात्रा को लेकर चिंतित हैं।
To say that most of us today are purely expansive is only another way of saying that most of us continue to be more concerned with the quantity than with the quality of our democracy.
To say that most of us today are purely expansive is only another way of saying that most of us continue to be more concerned with the quantity than with the quality of our democracy.
चूंकि समाज किसी न किसी अनुशासन के बिना चल नहीं सकता, इसलिए किसी अन्य प्रकार का अनुशासन न होने के कारण लोगों को मजबूरी में सैन्य शैली के अनुशासन का सहारा लेना पड़ा।
Inasmuch as society cannot go on without discipline of some kind, men were constrained, in the absence of any other form of discipline, to turn to discipline of the military type.
Inasmuch as society cannot go on without discipline of some kind, men were constrained, in the absence of any other form of discipline, to turn to discipline of the military type.
मध्ययुगीन व्यवस्था को जो चीज अंततः बांधे रखती थी, वह थी दिव्य इच्छा और उसके इस धरती पर मौजूद प्रतिनिधियों, खासकर पोप के प्रति पूर्ण समर्पण।
The ultimate binding element in the medieval order was subordination to the divine will and its earthly representatives, notably the pope.
The ultimate binding element in the medieval order was subordination to the divine will and its earthly representatives, notably the pope.
हालाँकि, हमें उन महान रूमानी विद्रोहियों के नेताओं की तरह नहीं होना चाहिए जिन्होंने रूढ़ियों के छिलके को हटाने की चाह में मानवीय भावनाओं और आकांक्षाओं को भी ताक पर रख दिया था।
We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.
We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.
नई नैतिकता के अनुसार, नेकी या भलाई किसी पाबंदी का नाम नहीं है, बल्कि यह एक खुला विस्तार है, एक भावना है और यहाँ तक कि एक नशा है।
According to the new ethics, virtue is not restrictive but expansive, a sentiment and even an intoxication.
According to the new ethics, virtue is not restrictive but expansive, a sentiment and even an intoxication.