The deepest human defeat suffered by human beings is constituted by the difference between what one was capable of becoming and what one has in fact become.

  • -- Ashley Montagu 蒙塔古

人类所遭受的最深刻的失败是由一个人能够成为什么和他实际上已经成为什么之间的差异造成的。

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The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art's audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public.

现代艺术史也是一部艺术受众逐步流失的历史。艺术越来越受到艺术家的关注和公众的困惑。

I think it's unfair, but they have the right as fallible, screwed-up humans to be unfair; that's the human condition.

我认为这是不公平的,但是他们有权利像容易犯错的、被弄得一团糟的人类一样不公平;这是人类的状况。

Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural to us.

残忍是自然的一部分,至少是人性的一部分,但在我们看来,这是一件不自然的事情。

I profoundly believe it takes a lot of practice to become a moral slob.

我深信要成为一个道德上的懒汉需要大量的实践。

There's a difference between solitude and loneliness.

孤独和寂寞是有区别的。

I will act as if what I do makes a difference.

我会表现得好像我所做的事情会带来改变一样。