Someone has said that it requires less mental effort to condemn than to think. The widespread mental indolence, so prevalent in society, proves this to be only too true. Rather than to go to the bottom of any given idea, to examine into its origin and meaning, most people will either condemn it altogether, or rely on some superficial or prejudicial definition of non-essentials.英文原著 · 《Anarchism and Other Essays》
The two following chapters contain a detailed discussion of the objections drawn from the supposed great differences between the mental powers of men and animals. Darwin at once admits that the differences are enormous, but not that any fundamental difference between the two can be found. Very characteristic of him is the following passage: "In what manner the mental powers were first developed in the lowest organisms, is as hopeless an enquiry as how life itself first originated. These are problems for the distant future, if they are ever to be solved by man." (Ibid. page 100.)英文原著 · 《Darwin and Modern Science》
In "The Descent of Man" Darwin dealt at some length with intelligence and the higher mental faculties. ("Descent of Man" (1st edition), Chapters II, III, V; (2nd edition), Chapters III, IV, V.) His object, he says, is to show that there is no fundamental difference between man and the higher mammals in their mental faculties; that these faculties are variable and the variations tend to be inherited; and that under natural selection beneficial variations of all kinds will have been preserved and injurious ones eliminated.英文原著 · 《Darwin and Modern Science》
I mean the danger of unbalanced introspection both for individuals and for societies; of a preoccupation comparable to our modern social preoccupation with bodily health; of reflection upon mental states not accompanied by exercise and growth of the mental powers; the danger of contemplating will and neglecting work, of analysing conviction and not criticising evidence.英文原著 · 《Darwin and Modern Science》
--of matter, W.C.D. Whetham on. --mental. --Lloyd Morgan on mental factors in. --Darwinism and Social. --Saltatory. --Herbert Spencer on. --Uniformitarian.英文原著 · 《Darwin and Modern Science》
"His funeral attended, Birrandon, birrandon, birrandera! His funeral attended The whole reg'mental corps, The whole reg'mental corps.英文原著 · 《Gypsy Dictionary》
A guy called me "Mental." "Mental Geller." I've always wanted a cool nickname like that.美剧 · 《Friends》