And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness.

  • -- T. S. Eliot T.S.艾略特

他们写了无数的书;太骄傲、太分散、不能缄默。各人追求自己的高升、躲避自己的空虚。

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The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't write them again, and wouldn't want to.

一个人过去写过的书会带来两个惊喜:一个人不能再写,也不想再写。

Please, never despise the translator. He's the mailman of human civilization.

请不要轻视翻译。他是人类文明的邮递员。

Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.

风格是一种气质的标志,印在手边的材料上。

The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me.

这无限空间的永恒的寂静使我害怕。

A book that remains shut, is but a block.

开卷有益。

Silence is the music of wisdom.

沉默是智慧的音乐。