There are two men in Tolstoy. He is a mystic and he is also a realist. He is addicted to the practice of a pietism that for all its sincerity is nothing if not vague and sentimental; and he is the most acute and dispassionate of observers, the most profound and earnest student of character and emotion.

  • -- William Ernest Henley 威廉姆·恩内斯特·亨里

托尔斯泰有两个人。他是一个神秘主义者,也是一个现实主义者。他沉迷于一种虔诚的做法,尽管它的真诚是模糊的和感性的;他是最敏锐和冷静的观察者,最深刻和认真的性格和情感的学生。

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The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity.

当时诗歌的第一个问题就是诚实,真诚。

True country music is honesty, sincerity, and real life to the hilt.

真正的乡村音乐是诚实、真诚和真实生活的极致。

I'm not going to get into the ring with Tolstoy.

我不打算和托尔斯泰打拳击。