Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.

  • -- Evelyn Waugh 伊芙琳·沃

艺术是人类两项最崇高努力的象征:建设和避免破坏。

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You may count on Mexico's support, since your commitment to the noblest causes of mankind and your vast experience are and will be invaluable in enabling us, together, to achieve a better world.

你可以指望墨西哥的支持,因为你对人类最崇高事业的承诺和你的丰富经验对使我们能够共同实现一个更美好的世界是宝贵的,而且将是宝贵的。

I don't believe medical discoveries are doing much to advance human life. As fast as we create ways to extend it we are inventing ways to shorten it.

我不相信医学上的发现对人类生活有多大的促进作用。就像我们创造方法来扩展它一样,我们也在发明方法来缩短它。

The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.

人类最大的诱惑是满足于太少。

This sight... is by far the noblest astronomy affords.

这景象…是迄今为止天文学所能提供的最高贵的东西。