Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

  • -- Jean Rostand 罗斯丹

艺术中的美往往只是被抑制的丑陋。

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I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies me. Nature is ugly, and I prefer the monsters of my fancy to what is positively trivial.

我认为描述存在的东西是无用和乏味的,因为存在的东西都不能满足我。大自然是丑陋的,比起那些微不足道的东西,我更喜欢我想象中的怪物。

A writer should express criticism and indignation at the dark side of society and the ugliness of human nature, but we should not use one uniform expression.

作家应该对社会的阴暗面和人性的丑恶表达批评和愤慨,但不能用一种统一的表达方式。

They're not willing to admit that I've also shed blood and tears and often paid dearly for my success. This makes me feel extremely sad.

他们不愿意承认我也曾流过血和泪,并为我的成功付出了高昂的代价。这让我感到非常难过。

You know full well as I do the value of sisters' affections: There is nothing like it in this world.

你和我一样深知姐妹之情的可贵:这世界上再没有比它更好的东西了。

A man's home may seem to be his castle on the outside; inside is more often his nursery.

一个人的家似乎是他的城堡;里面往往是他的育儿室。

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.

小小的心灵会被不幸驯服和征服;但伟大的思想高于它们。

Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts.

丑之所以在某种程度上优于美,是因为它经久不衰。