Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

  • -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

我们对古董的赞美不是对古人的赞美,而是对自然的赞美。

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As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children.

尽管我与圣人和英雄交谈得很多,但他们很少有我的爱和钦佩。我渴望乡村和家庭的景色,渴望鸟鸣和孩子们的闲聊。

And I believe that it becomes a troubled continent because there are those who must always cause confusion so that we do not keep these natural resources.

我认为,它之所以成为一个麻烦不断的大陆,是因为总有人必须制造混乱,使我们无法保留这些自然资源。

I like to think of myself as a natural gardener.

我喜欢把自己想象成一个天生的园丁。

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

敬慕始于相识之处