For Mythology is the handmaid of literature; and literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness.

-- Thomas Bulfinch 托马斯·布尔芬奇

因为神话是文学的使女;而文学是美德和幸福的最好盟友之一。

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Literature is my calling To hold up the mirror to my countrymen comes natural to me; and in the open field of invention I am not without hopes of giving them pleasure.

文学是我向同胞们举起镜子的召唤，这对我来说很自然;在开放的发明领域，我并不是没有希望给他们带来快乐。

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A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.

没有历史和文学的律师是机械师，只是一个泥瓦匠;如果他对这些有一些了解，他可以大胆地自称为建筑师。

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All your Western theologies, the whole mythology of them, are based on the concept of God as a senile delinquent.

你们所有的西方神学，所有的神话，都是建立在上帝是一个年老体弱的罪犯的概念上的。

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