A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a mysterious veil of unknown sanctity, and men honor him for a saint. The unknown is always wonderful.

  • -- Frederick William Robertson 弗雷德里克·威廉·罗伯逊

沉默的人容易被认为是智者。如果一个人不愿意让别人看见他在日常生活中挤来挤去,不愿脱下外衣,那么他很容易就会被一层神秘的、不为人知的圣洁的面纱所笼罩,人们就会把他当作圣人来尊敬他。

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A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. so the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion.

书是一种脆弱的生物,它经受着时间的磨损,它害怕啮齿动物、大自然和笨拙的双手。因此,图书馆员不仅要保护图书不受人类的侵害,还要保护图书不受自然的侵害,并把自己的生命奉献给这场与遗忘力量的战争。

It's a mystery. That's the first thing that interests me about the idea of God. If there is one, it's mysterious and powerful and awesome to even consider the concept, and you have to take it seriously.

这是一个谜。这是我对上帝的概念感兴趣的第一件事。如果真的有这样一个概念,那么即使是考虑这个概念也会让人感到神秘、强大和敬畏,而且你必须认真对待它。

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself.

因此,千万不要失去一个机会,敦促一个实际的开始,无论多么小,因为在这种情况下,芥末种子发芽和生根的频率是惊人的。

If a man suffers ill, let it be without shame; for this is the only profit when we are dead. You will never say a good word about deeds that are evil and disgraceful.

人若患病,就当无羞耻。因为这是我们死后唯一的益处。你永远不会对邪恶和可耻的行为说好话。

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote.

伟大文学的美妙之处在于,它将读者转变为作家。

Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.

美既神秘又可怕。上帝和魔鬼在那里战斗,战场是人类的心脏。