I can't think of many ancient philosophers who would have disagreed with that, so far as it goes.

我想古代哲学家应该不会对此有什么异议，因为迄今为止还是有不少人这么想的。

So far as the general tone or spirit of a language goes, this may be true, but it is not true in detail.

限于语言的一般的风格或精神来说，可能是对的，但在细节上不对。

It is so long that you can see as far as your sight goes.

它很长，所以你就可以看到你的视线去。