Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.

  • -- Khalil Gibran 纪伯伦

艺术是从显而易见和众所周知的走向神秘和隐蔽的一步。

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A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such things as are worth their observation.

一个真正的评论家应该专注于优点而不是缺点,去发现一个作家隐藏的美,并向世界传达那些值得他们观察的东西。

That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it, is a principle too obvious to require investigation.

任何国家的知识状况将对其所采用的一般教学制度产生直接影响,这是一项显而易见的原则,不需要进行调查。

Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.

大多数伟人在经历了最大的失败之后,只差一步就获得了最大的成功。

We seem to have set up some very arcane rules as to when it is actually OK to applaud.

对于什么时候鼓掌是可以的,我们似乎已经制定了一些非常神秘的规则。

The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply.

显而易见的是,除非有人把它简单地表达出来,否则它永远不会出现。

We need art more than ever as we stagger toward the Millennium.

在我们蹒跚迈向千禧年之际,我们比以往任何时候都更需要艺术。

There's a great public disinclination toward politicians.

公众对政客很反感。

The first step is you have to say that you can.

第一步是你必须说你能做到。