One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth .

世界上最庄严的事乃是平实的真理。

For not only were these greek philosophers beginning the research for clear ideas about this universe and man 's place in it and isaiah carrying jewish prophecy to its sublimest levels , but as we shall tell later gautama buddha was then teaching in india and confucius and lao tse in china .

因为不仅这些希腊哲学家开始探索有关宇宙及人类在宇宙中地位的清晰观念，比赛亚把犹太人的预言能力发展到登峰造极的水平，而且正如我们后面要谈到的那样，释迦牟尼此时正在印度传授知识，而中国则有孔子和老子。