Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess.

  • -- Samuel Johnson 塞缪尔·约翰逊

如果没有想象力,一个男人在女服务员的怀抱里会像在公爵夫人的怀抱里一样幸福。

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Grant that the true organ with which the beautiful is apprehended is the imagination, and it follows that all arts are likely to affect the feelings indirectly.

诚然,理解美的真正器官是想象力,因此,所有的艺术都可能间接地影响情感。

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.

从体质中产生的勇气往往在人需要的时候抛弃他;产生于责任感的勇气;以统一的方式。

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise.

大多数人从他们的生活中得到相当多的乐趣,但总的来说,生活是痛苦的,只有非常年轻或非常愚蠢的人才会这样想。

The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.

公众人物最大的堕落者是自我。照镜子会分散人们对问题的注意力。