Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

  • -- Aristotle 亚里士多德

诗歌比历史更优美,更富有哲理;因为诗歌表达的是普遍性,而历史只表达的是特殊性。

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I grew up in this town, my poetry was born between the hill and the river, it took its voice from the rain, and like the timber, it steeped itself in the forests.

我在这个小镇上长大,我的诗歌诞生在山和河之间,它从雨中发出声音,像树木一样,它浸透在森林里。

Saints have no moderation, nor do poets, just exuberance.

圣人没有节制,诗人也没有节制,只有丰富。