Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences and ask themselves with how many people and on how many occasions they have genuinely and profoundly shared some experience with another.

  • -- W. H. Auden 奥登

在人们抱怨现代诗歌晦涩难懂之前,他们应该先反省自己的良心,问问自己有多少人、在多少场合与他人真诚而深刻地分享过一些经验。

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No other question has ever moved so profoundly the spirit of man; no other idea has so fruitfully stimulated his intellect; yet no other concept stands in greater need of clarification than that of the infinite.

没有其他问题能如此深刻地打动人类的精神;没有任何别的思想能如此有效地激发他的才智;然而,没有任何概念比无限概念更需要澄清。

The glorious uncertainty of the law was a thing well known and complained of, by all ignorant people, but all learned gentleman considered it as its greatest excellency.

所有无知的人都知道法律的不确定性,都在抱怨它的不确定性,但所有有学问的绅士都认为它是最伟大的优点。

All the genius I have lies in this; when I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly.

我所有的天才都在于此;当我手头有一门学科时,我就深入地研究它。

Do not complain of life's unfairness. It is never fair at best it is impartial.

不要抱怨生活的不公平。它从来就不公平,充其量也就是不偏不倚。