A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such things as are worth their observation.

  • -- Joseph Addison 约瑟夫·艾迪生

一个真正的评论家应该专注于优点而不是缺点,去发现一个作家隐藏的美,并向世界传达那些值得他们观察的东西。

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If I was making a tea advert, I would want to communicate about tea is that it can console you, it can start your day, there is the warmth and the ritual, and you can share it; you make someone a cup of tea and you offer it to them.

如果我在做一个茶的广告,我想要传达的是关于茶,它可以安慰你,它可以开始你的一天,有温暖和仪式,你可以分享它;你给别人沏了一杯茶,然后递给他们。

The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to be criticized, vilified, and misunderstood. This is part of the penalty for greatness, and every man understands, too, that it is no proof of greatness.

一个人,无论他是什么人,无论他做什么事,肯定会受到批评、诋毁和误解。这是对伟大的惩罚的一部分,每个人也都明白,这不是伟大的证明。

Live to discover, as long as discovery leads to a love that comes from the Creator... writing was the mirror to life.

活着就是为了发现,只要发现能带来来自造物主的爱……写作是生活的镜子。

I'm a worker. I do the work to communicate, and I want people to embrace it, and when they do I'm happy.

我是一个工人。我做这份工作是为了交流,我希望人们接受它,当他们接受时,我很高兴。

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.

艺术是从显而易见和众所周知的走向神秘和隐蔽的一步。

The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.

在创作一部作品时,人们发现的最后一件事是把什么放在首位。

One man's observation is another man's closed book or flight of fancy.

一个人的观察是另一个人封闭的书本或幻想。

Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.

观察的准确性等同于思考的准确性。

Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.

不要用斧头把朋友额头上的苍蝇砍下来。

It does not do to dwell on dreams, and forget to live.

沉湎于梦想而忘记生活是不行的。

I don't like to dwell on the past.

我不喜欢沉湎于过去。