Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.

  • -- Edward Gibbon 爱德华·吉本

由于缺乏独到的学识,没有形成良好的思维习惯,对写作艺术一窍不通,我决定写一本书。

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One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn' t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.

我从惨痛的经历中学到的一件事是,灰心丧气是得不偿失的。保持忙碌和乐观的生活方式可以恢复你对自己的信心。

The only thing that mattered was what you were to do in life, and it wasn't about money. It was about teaching, or learning.

唯一重要的是你在生活中要做什么,这与金钱无关。是关于教学,还是学习。

In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered part of the elite.

在欧洲,从事艺术的人被认为是知识界的一部分;他们被认为是精英的一部分。

Composition gives proper meaning to the natural streams of sound that penetrate the world.

构成赋予渗透世界的自然声音以适当的意义。

In any of the arts, you never stop learning.

在任何一门艺术中,你都不会停止学习。

I don't listen to much modern composition.

我不怎么听现代作曲。