I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right.

-- William Butler Yeats 叶芝

我认为在这样的时刻，诗人最好保持沉默，因为事实上我们没有能力纠正政治家的错误。

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You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.

如果你愿意成为一个初学者，你可以在生活的任何时候学习新的东西。如果你真的喜欢做一个初学者，整个世界都向你敞开了大门。

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A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.

一个政治家如果总是把耳朵贴在地面上，既不会有优雅的姿态，也不会有灵活的行动。

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I can't not find humor in elements of most parts of life, but at the same time nothing ever seems perpetually funny to me.

我在生活的大部分内容中都找不到幽默，但与此同时，对我来说，似乎没有什么永远是有趣的。

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The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.

政治家的首要条件是要有头脑。

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