The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.

  • -- William Cowper 威廉·考珀

地球是如此的多样化,以致于一个散漫的人,一个勤于变化的人,一个对新奇事物感到满意的人,他的思想是可以得到满足的。

相关名言

Of all the passions of mankind, the love of novelty most rules the mind. In search of this, from realm to realm we roam. Our fleets come loaded with every folly home.

在人类所有的激情中,对新奇事物的热爱支配着人们的思想。为了寻找这一点,我们从一个领域漫游到另一个领域。我们的舰队满载着蠢货返航。

The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it.

创造性的本质在于它的新颖性,因此我们没有判断它的标准。

Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious.

学问,名词。区分好学的人的那种无知。