Music directly represents the passions of the soul. If one listens to the wrong kind of music, he will become the wrong kind of person.

  • -- Aristotle 亚里士多德

音乐直接代表灵魂的激情。如果一个人听了错误的音乐,他就会成为错误的人。

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I envy people with dreams and passions, but I don't think that way. I still don't have a 'bliss' to follow. For people like me - I suspect that's most people - holding out for a 'dream' or a 'passion' is paralyzing. I just like having work I enjoy that feels meaningful. That's hard enough... but it's enough.

我羡慕有梦想和激情的人,但我不这么认为。我仍然没有“幸福”可以追随。对于像我这样的人来说——我怀疑这是大多数人——坚持一个“梦想”或一个“激情”是令人麻痹的。我喜欢有意义的工作。这很难……但这就够了。

Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule. Nevertheless one had better know the rules, for they sometimes guide in doubtful cases, though not often.

人生如一首乐曲,要用乐感,感情和直觉去谱写,不能只按乐律行事。不过,人们最好了解这些规则,因为在可疑的情况下,这些规则有时会起到指导作用,虽然不是经常如此。

There are only two things worth aiming for, good music and a clean conscience.

只有两件事值得追求,好的音乐和清白的良心。

Absence cools moderate passions but inflames violent ones.

离别能冷却温和的感情,却能煽起暴烈的感情。