Man is not constituted to take pleasure in the same things always.

  • -- Sophocles 索福克勒斯

人不是生来就喜欢一成不变的东西的。

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Man is used to the fact that there are languages which he does not at first understand and which must be learned, but because art is primarily visual he expects that he should get the message immediately and is apt to be affronted if he doesn't.

人类习惯了这样一个事实:有些语言是他一开始不懂的,而且必须学习,但因为艺术主要是视觉的,他希望自己应该立即得到信息,如果他不懂,就很容易被冒犯。

There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.

我们的快乐在质量上比在数量上有更多的不同。

Brute animals have the vowel sounds; man only can utter consonants.

野兽有元音;人只能发出辅音。

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.

从无用的知识中获得许多乐趣。