The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.

  • -- William Shakespeare 威廉·莎士比亚

雄心壮志的实质不过是梦想的影子。

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Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.

很少有人有真正的艺术才能。因此,通过努力来刺激局势既不合适,也没有效果。如果你有一种强烈的,不安分的写作或绘画的冲动,只要吃点甜食,这种感觉就会过去。

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This is his grief. Let him turn which way he will, it falls opposite to the sun; short at noon, long at eve. Did you never see it?

每个人都投下阴影;不仅是他的身体,还有他那不完全融合的精神。这是他的悲伤。任凭他往哪个方向转,日头就向哪个方向落;中午短,晚上长。你没见过吗?

It is very sad to me that some people are so intent on leaving their mark on the world that they don't care if that mark is a scar

我很难过,有些人如此热衷于在这个世界上留下他们的印记,以至于他们不在乎这个印记是不是一个伤疤

Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living.

生命本身不过是死亡的影子,灵魂的离去不过是活人的影子。

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

艺术家从来没有真正完成他的作品,他只是放弃了它。

You can't cross the sea merely by staring at the water.

你不能仅仅靠盯着水过河。