The factor in human life provocative of a noble discontent is the gradual emergence of a sense of criticism, founded upon appreciation of beauty, and of intellectual distinction, and of duty.

  • -- Alfred North Whitehead 阿尔弗雷德北怀特黑德

人类生活中激发高尚不满的因素是一种批判意识的逐渐出现,这种批判意识建立在对美的欣赏、对知识的区分和对责任的理解之上。

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If critics have problems with my personal life, it's their problem. Anybody with half a brain would realize that it's the charts that count.

如果评论家对我的私生活有意见,那是他们的意见。任何有半个大脑的人都会意识到,图表才是最重要的。

Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves.

批评是一种误解:我们读书不是为了了解别人,而是为了了解自己。

His words leap across rivers and mountains, but his thoughts are still only six inches long.

他的语言跨越了河流和山脉,但他的思想仍然只有六英寸长。

There are many critics who have an idealised version of where my strengths lie.

有许多批评者对我的优点有一个理想化的版本。