The god, it would appear, was frequently thought of as the physical progenitor or first father of his people.

  • -- William Robertson Smith 威廉·罗伯逊·史密斯

看来,神常常被认为是他的子民的身体祖先或始祖。

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Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.

艺术产生丑陋的东西,而丑陋的东西往往随着时间的推移而变得更加美丽。另一方面,时尚产生的美丽的东西总是随着时间变得丑陋。

Anything that is worth doing has been done frequently. Things hitherto undone should be given, I suspect, a wide berth.

任何值得做的事情都经常被做。我认为,迄今未做的事情应该敬而远之。

Act strenuously, would appear to be our faith, and right thinking will take care of itself.

发奋图强,似乎是我们的信念,而正确的思想会自己照顾自己。

Nowadays those are rewarded who make right appear wrong.

如今,那些做对的人会得到回报,而做错的人则会得到回报。