The firmest of friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame.

  • -- Charles Caleb Colton 英国作家科尔顿

最坚不可摧的友谊是在相互的逆境中建立起来的,正如最猛烈的火焰把铁炼得最牢固一样。

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What then have I done? What, except yield to a natural feeling, inspired by beauty, sanctioned by virtue and kept at all times within the bounds of respect. It's innocent expression prompted not by hope but by trust.

那么我做了什么呢?除了屈服于一种自然的感觉之外,还有什么东西是由美所激发,由美德所认可,并始终保持在尊重的范围之内的呢?这种天真的表情不是由希望而是由信任引起的。

We often make the mistake of regarding the spark [of inspiration] as a constant-burning flame, and instead of catching the spark and fanning it into a flame within ourselves, we choose to sit in its glow.

我们经常犯这样的错误,把(灵感的)火花看作是不断燃烧的火焰,而不是抓住它,把它在我们内心扇成火焰,我们选择坐在它的光辉中。