A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?

  • -- Khalil Gibran 纪伯伦

远方的朋友有时比身边的朋友更亲密。这山岂不是比住在山上的人,更使人敬畏,看得更清楚吗?

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The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit are not only critical elements in the quality of life we enjoy - they are a reflection of the majesty of our Creator.

我们呼吸的空气,我们喝的水,我们居住的土地,不仅是我们享受生活质量的关键因素——它们反映了我们造物主的威严。

Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions, and it is that to which the legislator ought to give the greatest encouragement.

在所有的文科中,音乐对激情的影响最大,立法者应该给予最大的鼓励。

Sometimes the best thing to say is nothing. Some people are not even worth your words.

有时候,什么也不说是最好的。有些人甚至不值得你说。

Is it not passing brave to be a King and ride in triumph through Persepolis?

当上国王,在波斯波利斯凯旋而过,难道不勇敢吗?

You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.

有时候你不得不冒险,因为水果就在那里。

I fell far short of living up to the kind of public servant I wanted to be.

我远远达不到我想成为的那种公务员的标准。

It's odd when your best friend has an even better best friend.

你最好的朋友有一个更好的朋友,这很奇怪。

Its visits, like those of angels, short, and far between.

它的造访,像天使的造访一样,短暂而遥远。

To get a hold on boys you must be their friend.

要抓住男孩子,你必须是他们的朋友。

We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

我们是符号,居住在符号中。