Such discussions help us very little to enjoy what has been well done in art or poetry, to discriminate between what is more and what is less excellent in them, or to use words like beauty, excellence, art, poetry, with a more precise meaning than they would otherwise have.

  • -- Walter Horatio Pater 佩特

这样的讨论对我们欣赏艺术或诗歌的优秀作品帮助甚微,无法区分它们的优劣,也无法使用诸如“美”、“卓越”、“艺术”、“诗歌”等词汇,而这些词汇的含义比它们原本的含义更为精确。

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Most people have excellent necks. Now they cover them with curtains, which is kind of ridiculous. But there are some beautiful necklines that you can cut into and create wonderful backs, as well as bone structure for the face.

大多数人都有很好的脖子。现在他们用窗帘盖住它们,这有点可笑。但也有一些美丽的领口,你可以剪开,创造出美妙的背部,以及面部的骨骼结构。

Not to discriminate every moment some passionate attitude in those about us, and in the very brilliancy of their gifts some tragic dividing on their ways, is, on this short day of frost and sun, to sleep before evening.

在这短暂的霜冻和烈日当空的日子里,不要在我们周围的人身上每时每刻都有一种激情洋溢的态度,不要在他们才华横溢的时候,在他们的人生道路上有一种悲凉的分裂,不要在黄昏前入睡。

We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions. We must pick out what is good for us where we can find it.

我们不能对事物加以区别对待。就事物而言,没有阶级差别。我们必须在哪里找到对我们有益的东西。

All human excellence is but comparative. There may be persons who excel us, as much as we fancy we excel the meanest.

所有人类的优秀都是比较的。也许有些人比我们优秀,就像我们认为自己比最卑鄙的人优秀一样。

It is only through raising expectations and striving for excellence that our children can reach their full potential.

只有通过提高期望和追求卓越,我们的孩子才能充分发挥他们的潜力。