At first sight experience seems to bury us under a flood of external objects, pressing upon us with a sharp and importunate reality, calling us out of ourselves in a thousand forms of action.

  • -- Walter Horatio Pater 佩特

乍一看,经验似乎把我们埋在外部事物的洪流之下,以一种尖锐的、纠缠不清的现实向我们施加压力,以千种形式把我们从自身召唤出来。

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If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

如果不是一颗宝石,甚至一朵花,我们应该把爱的思想作为礼物扔进朋友的心里,那将是天使的给予。

When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes, it is not art.

当我评判艺术时,我把我的画放在上帝创造的物体旁边,比如树或花。如果冲突,那就不是艺术。

He must keep a sharp look-out who would speak the truth.

他必须密切注意谁会讲真话。

In nature there are few sharp lines.

在自然界中很少有尖锐的线条。