It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.

  • -- Pythagoras 毕达哥拉斯

宁可默默无声,也不要说比沉默更有价值的话。宁可拿一颗珍珠去冒险,也不要说一句闲言碎语;多言少语,总要在寥寥几句话里说得很多。

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We have as many planes of speech as does a painting planes of perspective which create perspective in a phrase. The most important word stands out most vividly defined in the very foreground of the sound plane. Less important words create a series of deeper planes.

我们有很多层面的演讲,就像绘画层面的透视,创造一个短语的透视。最重要的单词在声音平面的前景中表现得最为生动。不那么重要的单词创造了一系列更深层次的词汇。

No tools have yet been met with in any of the gravels occurring at the higher levels of the valley of the Seine; but no importance can be attached to this negative fact, as so little search has yet been made for them.

在塞纳河河谷较高的地方,还没有发现任何砾石中含有任何工具;但是这个消极的事实并不重要,因为对它们的研究还很少。

When you're dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than anything else. What's the point of getting lofty?

当你在处理没有文字的音乐时,标题比其他任何东西都更能体现身份。崇高的意义是什么?

A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery.

在古代,一点小技巧就能使人倾向于教皇制。