The little words in the Republic of Letters, like the little folks in a nation, are the most useful and significant.

  • -- Samuel Richardson 塞缪尔·理查森

文坛里的小字,就像一个国家里的小人物一样,是最有用、最有意义的。

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When I listen to my favorite songwriters, they have such simple melodies and chords. I occasionally manage to stop at the right time, but all too often I keep on going until I have way too many notes and words. But that's just what I do.

当我听我最喜欢的作曲家,他们有如此简单的旋律和和弦。我偶尔会在正确的时间停下来,但我经常会继续,直到我有太多的笔记和单词。但我就是这么做的。

Politeness is as much concerned in answering letters within a reasonable time, as it is in returning a bow, immediately.

礼貌是在一个合理的时间内回信,就像它是在一个鞠躬,立即返回。

You write in your letter something which I sometimes feel also: Sometimes I do not know how I shall pull through.

你在信中写的东西,我有时也有同感:有时我不知道该如何度过。

Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.

语言,像自然一样,一半显露,一半隐藏着内在的灵魂。