Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.

  • -- T. S. Eliot T.S.艾略特

不成熟的诗人模仿;成熟的诗人偷窃。

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Writers are often given the gift of being spectacularly unhappy, so that they can record the full depth of feeling.

作家常常被赋予一种引人注目的不快乐的天赋,这样他们就能记录下情感的全部深度。

Let the poets cry themselves to sleep, and all their tearful words will turn back into steam.

让诗人们哭着入睡吧,他们所有含泪的话都将化为蒸汽。

Kings in this world should imitate God, their mercy should be above their works.

世上的君王当效法神,他们的怜悯超过自己的行为。

I'm not happy when I'm writing, but I'm more unhappy when I'm not.

当我写作的时候我不快乐,但当我不快乐的时候我更不快乐。

Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal.

以打棒球为生就像有行窃执照一样。

All poets are idlers, even if all idlers are not poets.

所有的诗人都是游手好闲的人,即使不是所有的游手好闲的人都是诗人。

The immature artist imitates. The mature artist steals.

不成熟的艺术家模仿。成熟的艺术家偷窃。

He who would steal honey, must not be afraid of bees.

偷蜂蜜的人,不要怕蜜蜂。