By going one step farther back in thought, discordant opinions are reconciled by being seen to be two extremes of one principle, and we can never go so far back as to preclude a still higher vision.
思想再向根源追溯一步,便会发现相悖的观点只是同一原则的两端,从而使它们和解;无论追溯多远,总还有更高的视野。
— Ralph Waldo Emerson · Essays · Circles —