To say that a thing has never yet been done among men is to erect a barrier stronger than reason, stronger than discussion.

  • -- Thomas Brackett Reed 汤玛斯·勃兰契特·瑞德

说人类之间还没有做过一件事,这就等于竖起了一道比理性更强大、比讨论更强大的屏障。

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I can't tell you where a poem comes from, what it is, or what it is for: nor can any other man. The reason I can't tell you is that the purpose of a poem is to go past telling, to be recognised by burning.

我不能告诉你一首诗从何而来,它是什么,它是干什么用的,别人也不能告诉你。我不能告诉你的原因是,一首诗的目的是超越叙述,通过燃烧得到认可。

It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own.

每一个为自己珍视良心自由的人,都有责任在他人的情况下抵制良心自由的侵犯,否则,由于环境的变化,他们的情况可能会变成他自己的情况。

What inspires me is not so much the music as the opportunity to interact with composers. I think that has driven everything I've done.

激发我的与其说是音乐,不如说是与作曲家互动的机会。我想这就是我所做的一切。

Man becomes aware of the sacred because it manifests itself, shows itself, as something wholly different from the profane.

人之所以意识到神圣,是因为它以完全不同于世俗的方式显现自己。

There's a reason why your heart is located on the left. It's because it's not always right.

你的心在左边是有原因的。因为它并不总是对的。

A lot of men have lost money chasing women. But no man has ever lost women chasing money.

很多男人在追求女人的过程中都赔了钱。但是从来没有男人因为追逐金钱而失去过女人。

If you do what you've always done you'll get what you've always gotten.

如果你做你一直做的事,你就会得到你一直得到的。

A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.

一颗善良的心胜过世上所有的头脑。

Reason in man is rather like God in the world.

人的理智就像世界上的上帝。

Great hopes make great men.

伟大的理想造就伟大的人物。