I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor-edge of danger and must be fought for.

  • -- Thornton Wilder 桑顿·怀尔德

我知道,世界上每一件美好美好的事物都时时刻刻站在危险的边缘,必须为之奋斗。

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A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.

一个好的领导者可以坦率而彻底地参与一场辩论,因为他知道,最终他和对方必须走得更近,从而变得更强大。当你傲慢、肤浅、无知的时候,你就不会有这种想法。

I really feel sorry for people who are, who divide their whole life up into 'things that I like' and 'things that I must do.' You're only here for a short time, mate. Learn to like it.

我真的很同情这样的人,他们把自己的一生分成“我喜欢的事情”和“我必须做的事情”。“你在这儿只呆一会儿,伙计。学会喜欢它。

Whenever somebody comes up with a good idea, there's somebody else who has never had a good idea in his life who stands up and says, Oh, you can't do that.

每当有人想出一个好主意时,总有另一个人一生中从未有过好主意,他站起来说,哦,你不能这样做。

Surely all art is the result of one's having been in danger, of having gone through an experience all the way to the end, where no one can go any further.

当然,所有的艺术都是一个人经历过危险的结果,经历过一种没有人能走得更远的经历。

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.

不能原谅别人的人,就等于打破了自己必须跨过的桥;因为每个人都需要被原谅。

Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents.

智慧站在道路的转弯处,公开地召唤我们,但我们认为它是虚假的,轻视它的追随者。

Nothing ever begins. There is no first moment; no single word or place from which this or any other story springs.

什么都没有开始。没有第一个瞬间;没有一个字或一个地方能让这个故事或任何其他故事产生。

I do not admire politicians; but when they are excellent in their way, one cannot help allowing them their due.

我不崇拜政客;但是,当他们在自己的道路上表现出色时,人们就会不由自主地给予他们应得的回报。

Particularly at the moment, it's an incredibly optimistic thing to bring children into the world.

尤其是现在,把孩子带到这个世界上是一件非常乐观的事情。

Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct.

信念再好也没用,除非它把自己变成行动。

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

每个人都必须在真理和休息之间做出选择。它不可能两者兼得。

No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.

没有艺术家不知道危险,就没有伟大的艺术。

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

一幅好画等于一件好事。