Nothing seems to me more doubtful than Aristotle's remark that it is probable the arts and philosophy have several times been discovered and several times lost.

  • -- Julien Benda 班达

在我看来,没有什么比亚里士多德的这句话更令人怀疑的了:艺术和哲学很可能已经被发现过几次,又消失过几次。

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Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people.

虽然一个有技巧的阿谀奉承者是一个非常令人愉快的伴侣,如果你拥有他的一切,当他开始恭维别人时,他的品味变得非常可疑。

I am still studying verbs and the mystery of how they connect nouns. I am more suspicious of adjectives than at any other time in all my born days.

我还在研究动词和它们如何连接名词的奥秘。我对形容词的怀疑超过了我一生中任何时候。

If what we see is doubtful, how can we believe what is spoken behind the back.

如果我们看到的是可疑的,我们怎么能相信背后说的话。

The dog has four feet, but he does not walk in four roads at the same time.

这条狗有四只脚,但他不能同时走四条路。