We are not concerned with the very poor. They are unthinkable, and only to be approached by the statistician or the poet.

-- E. M. Forster E·M·福斯特

我们不关心非常贫困的人。它们是不可想象的，只有统计学家或诗人才能接近它们。

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The poet exposes himself to the risk. All that has been said about poetry, all that he has learned about poetry, is only a partial assurance.

诗人把自己暴露在危险之中。所有关于诗歌的论述，所有关于诗歌的知识，都只是部分的保证。

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Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits than under analysis some of them won't stand up either.

统计学家的定义:一个人相信数据不会说谎，但他承认，在分析中，有些数据也站不住脚。

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I was a boy when I first realized that the fullest life liveable was a Poet's.

当我第一次意识到最充实的生活是诗人的生活时，我还是个孩子。

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