The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the older man who will not laugh is a fool.

  • -- George Santayana 乔治·桑塔亚纳

不哭泣的年轻人是野蛮人,不笑的老人是傻瓜。

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It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.

只有经过多年的准备,年轻的艺术家才应该触摸色彩——不是用来描述色彩的,而是作为一种个人表达的手段。

The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals.

现代战争的悲剧在于,这些年轻人死于互相厮杀,而不是他们在首都的真正敌人。

The fact that tradition hinders the individual savage from thinking logically by no means proves that he cannot think logically.

传统阻止野蛮人进行逻辑思维的事实绝不能证明他不能进行逻辑思维。

To say that a thing has never yet been done among men is to erect a barrier stronger than reason, stronger than discussion.

说人类之间还没有做过一件事,这就等于竖起了一道比理性更强大、比讨论更强大的屏障。

Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.

人都能看见远处的事,却看不见近处的事。