The knowledgeable doctor was wrong : our greatest moral affliction is an atavistic predisposition to the irreflexive concession and to weakness of will , which bend lovingly , like a rose bush to the sighs of the wind .

这位学识渊博的大博士错了，因为我们最大的精神折磨，是这样一种返祖现象易受软弱意志的影响，不自觉地做出让步，就像在有风吹来时，玫瑰丛可爱地点头弯腰一样。