Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.

  • -- Evelyn Waugh 伊芙琳·沃

艺术是人类两项最崇高努力的象征:建设和避免破坏。

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Growing up human is uniquely a matter of social relations rather than biology. What we learn from connections within the family takes the place of instincts that program the behavior of animals; which raises the question, how good are these connections?

人类的成长是一个独特的社会关系问题,而不是生物学问题。我们从家庭内部的联系中学到的东西取代了动物行为的本能;这就提出了一个问题,这些联系有多好?

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

人生最大的甜头是友谊。把这提升到享受的最高境界,是一个很少有人发现的秘密。

That man is the noblest creature may also be inferred from the fact that no other creature has yet contested this claim.

人类是最高贵的生物,这一点也可以从没有其他生物对这一说法提出异议这一事实推断出来。

This sight... is by far the noblest astronomy affords.

这景象…是迄今为止天文学所能提供的最高贵的东西。