He is not to pass for a man of reason who stumbles upon reason by chance but he who knows it and can judge it and has a true taste for it.

  • -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世,罗切福科公爵

一个理性的人不应该被认为是偶然遇到理性的人,而应该是一个知道理性、能够判断理性、并对理性有真正品味的人。

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It is true that the poet does not directly address his neighbors; but he does address a great congress of persons who dwell at the back of his mind, a congress of all those who have taught him and whom he has admired; they constitute his ideal audience and his better self.

诚然,诗人并不直接对他的邻居说话;但是,他确实是在一个伟大的大会上发表演说,这个大会的成员都住在他的思想深处,这个大会的成员都是那些曾经教过他,他也曾钦佩过他的人;他们构成了他理想的听众和更好的自己。

All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.

所有的幸福或不幸都完全取决于我们所爱之物的性质。

To maintain one's individuality, integrity, and true personality in the theatre is a big task.

在戏剧中保持一个人的个性、完整性和真正的个性是一项艰巨的任务。

History is fables agreed upon.

历史是大家都同意的寓言。