Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

  • -- Samuel Johnson 塞缪尔·约翰逊

敬慕始于相识之处

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Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a perpetual succession of miracles rising into view.

欣赏是一种很短暂的激情,但一旦你对它的对象熟悉了,这种激情就会立即消失。

Of all the Beauties, it is that which attracts the most lasting Admiration, gives the greatest Charm to every thing we say or do, and renders us amiable in every Station, and thro' every Stage of Life.

在所有的美之中,最能引起持久的赞美的美,最能赋予我们一言一行以魅力的美,最能使我们在人生的每一个阶段、每一种地位都显得和蔼可亲。