Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization.

  • -- Victor Hugo 维克多雨果

耶稣哭了。伏尔泰笑了。从那神圣的眼泪和人类的微笑中,产生了现代文明的优雅。

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At its best, the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace. It is handed to you, but only if you look for it.

在最好的情况下,写作的感觉是任何不值得的优雅。它是给你的,但前提是你去寻找它。

Civilization exists precisely so that there may be no masses but rather men alert enough never to constitute masses.

文明的存在,就是为了没有群众,只有足够警觉的人,永远不会构成群众。

Verily, great grace may go with a little gift; and precious are all things that come from a friend.

的确,大恩可以与小恩相伴;来自朋友的东西都是珍贵的。

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

随着文明的进步,诗歌几乎必然会衰落。

Sometimes the past seems too big for the present to hold.

有时候,过去似乎太大了,以至于现在无法把握。

The best way for someone to govern is to set an example.

一个人治理国家的最好方法就是树立榜样。

Conscience is God present in man.

良心是上帝存在于人身上。