Its power is out of all proportion to its worth'.

它的力量与其价值完全不成比例。

Yet the book had a historical value out of all proportion to its science.

然而，这本书的历史价值与其科学价值完全不成比例。

The fear of violent crime has now risen out of all proportion to the actual risk.

【proportion】对暴力犯罪的恐惧大大超出了其实际危险。

And as it is especially the vice of energetic men, the casual efficacy of love of power is out of all proportion to its frequency.

但事实上，特别是精力旺盛的人的恶习，权欲的偶尔实现与权欲的频繁滋生两者完全不成比例。

Suffering is made contagious by pity; under certain circumstances it may lead to a total sacrifice of life and living energy—a loss out of all proportion to the magnitude of the cause (—the case of the death of the Nazarene).

怜悯使苦难具有传染性；在某些情况下，它可能导致生命和活力的完全牺牲——与原因的严重程度不成比例的损失（——拿撒勒人之死的案例）。

In this way a man gathers a domain in his neighbors' hope and fear as well as gratitude; and power, when once it has got into that subtle region, propagates itself, spreading out of all proportion to its external means.

通过这种方式，一个人在邻居的希望、恐惧和感激之情中聚集了一片领地；而权力，一旦进入那个微妙的区域，就会自我传播，与它的外在手段不成比例地传播开来。