Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought by the certainty of profaning it.

  • -- Tom Stoppard 汤姆·斯托帕德

人们追求美,是为了使它受到玷污;不是为了它自己,而是为了肯定要亵渎它而带来的快乐。

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The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.

对确定性的追求阻碍了对意义的探索。不确定性正是促使人展现其力量的条件。

As a guest who doesn't eat, drink or smoke, you leave much to be desired, but as a writer, you're my girl.

作为一个不吃、不喝、不抽烟的客人,你有很多不足之处,但作为一个作家,你是我的女孩。

The demand for certainty is one which is natural to man, but is nevertheless an intellectual vice.

对确定性的要求是人类的天性,但也是一种智力上的恶习。

He hath desired to bring the souls of other men to heaven; let his soul be brought to heaven.

他愿意将别人的灵魂带到天堂;愿他的灵魂升天。