Nothing is poetical if plain daylight is not poetical; and no monster should amaze us if the normal man does not amaze.

  • -- G. K. Chesterton 特顿

如果平淡的日光不是诗意的,那就没有什么是诗意的;如果普通人不感到惊奇,那么任何怪物都不应该让我们感到惊奇。

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Between the daylight gambler and the player at night there is the same difference that lies between a careless husband and the lover swooning under his lady's window.

白天的赌徒和晚上的赌徒之间有着同样的区别,就像一个粗心的丈夫和一个在妻子的窗下昏迷不醒的情人之间的区别一样。

I am only conscious of any satisfaction in Scientific Reading or thinking when it rounds off into a poetical generality and vagueness.

我只有在科学阅读或思考的过程中才会感到满足,因为它最终会变成诗意的概括性和模糊性。

When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight.

当我拿球的时候,我总是寻找阳光,无论哪里有阳光。