Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct cannot be named; what is clearest is unutterable.

  • -- Rene Daumal 多马尔

语言是为一定程度的思考而产生的,正如眼泪是为一定程度的痛苦而产生的。最不明显的东西叫不出来;最清楚的是说不出来的。

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There is no position outside of reason where you can stand and lecture about reason and pass judgment on reason.

在理性之外,没有任何一种立场可以让你站在那里谈论理性,并对理性做出判断。

I live with the people I create and it has always made my essential loneliness less keen.

我和我创造的人生活在一起,这总是让我本质上的孤独变得不那么强烈。

Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.

巨大的危险也有这种美,它能使陌生人之间的友爱公开化。

During the war, I saw many films that made me fall in love with the cinema.

在战争期间,我看了很多电影,使我爱上了电影。

Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination.

哲学和艺术都是通过想象把看不见的东西变成看得见的东西。

Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is 'elephant'.

话是不值钱的。你能说的最大的东西是“大象”。