As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

  • -- Thomas Babington Macaulay 麦考莱

随着文明的进步,诗歌几乎必然会衰落。

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As a result of the digital age and the decline of first-class mail, there is no question that the Postal Service must change and develop a new business model.

由于数字时代和一流邮件的减少,毫无疑问,邮政服务必须改变和发展一种新的商业模式。

We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instincts.

我们认为,文明是在生活的迫切需要的压力下,以满足本能为代价而创造的。

To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make.

对我来说,写作最大的乐趣不在于它是关于什么的,而在于文字所创造的内在音乐。

You know when civilization began? With the invention of the mirror.

你知道文明是什么时候开始的吗?随着镜子的发明。

I respectfully decline the invitation to join your hallucination.

我恭敬地拒绝了加入你幻觉的邀请。

Saints have no moderation, nor do poets, just exuberance.

圣人没有节制,诗人也没有节制,只有丰富。