If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams.

  • -- Yann Martel 扬·马泰尔

如果我们,公民,不支持我们的艺术家,那么我们就把我们的想象力牺牲在粗糙的现实的祭坛上,我们最终什么都不相信,拥有毫无价值的梦想。

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If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race.

如果自负者软弱,他的利己主义就毫无价值。如果自我主义者是强大的、敏锐的、个性鲜明的,那么他的自我主义就是宝贵的,并且仍然是人类的财产。

It's one thing to think you're worthless, and quite another for somebody else to tell you that you are.

认为自己一文不值是一回事,而别人说你一文不值又是另一回事。

Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.

邪恶的思想和无用的努力逐渐在脸上留下了印记,尤其是在眼睛上。

A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless.

一门不能使我们更接近上帝的科学是毫无价值的。