The fact is that much misunderstanding is often caused by our modern attempts to limit too strictly the meaning of a Greek word.

  • -- George Gilbert Aime Murray 乔治·吉尔伯特·艾梅·默里

事实是,许多误解往往是由我们现代试图过于严格地限制一个希腊词的意思造成的。

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Man is used to the fact that there are languages which he does not at first understand and which must be learned, but because art is primarily visual he expects that he should get the message immediately and is apt to be affronted if he doesn't.

人类习惯了这样一个事实:有些语言是他一开始不懂的,而且必须学习,但因为艺术主要是视觉的,他希望自己应该立即得到信息,如果他不懂,就很容易被冒犯。

Well, maybe so, although I don't think I am particularly gifted in languages. In fact, oddly enough, it may have something to do with my being slow at languages.

也许吧,虽然我不认为我在语言方面有什么特别的天赋。事实上,奇怪的是,这可能与我在语言方面的迟钝有关。

Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.

逻辑:严格按照人类误解的局限和无能来思考和推理的艺术。

A mistake is to commit a misunderstanding.

一个错误就是犯了一个误会。