It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, and symbol rather than a reason by which men are moved.

  • -- Irwin Edman 欧文·埃德曼

它是一个神话,而不是命令;它是一个寓言,而不是逻辑;

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I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge -- myth is more potent than history -- dreams are more powerful than facts -- hope always triumphs over experience -- laughter is the cure for grief -- love is stronger than death.

我相信想象力比知识更强大——神话比历史更强大——梦想比事实更强大——希望永远战胜经验——欢笑是治愈悲伤的良药——爱比死亡更强大。

As Plotinus tells us, we elected the body, the parents, the place, and the circumstances that suited the soul and that, as the myth says, belongs to its necessity.

正如普罗提努斯告诉我们的,我们选择了适合灵魂的身体、父母、地点和环境,正如神话所说,这些都属于灵魂的需要。

There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence.

伟大艺术的骆驼没有任何逻辑上的理由可以通过群氓智慧的指针。

A crowd always thinks with its sympathy, never with its reason.

一群人总是带着同情去思考,从不带着理性去思考。