For a poet to depict a poet in poetry is a hazardous experiment; in regarding one's own trade a sense of humour and a little wholesome cynicism are not amiss.

  • -- Edward Dowden 道登

对诗人来说,在诗歌中描写诗人是一项危险的实验;在谈到自己的职业时,幽默感和一点善意的冷嘲热讽并没有错。

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The true worth of an experimenter consists in his pursuing not only what he seeks in his experiment, but also what he did not seek.

一个实验者的真正价值不仅在于他在实验中寻求什么,而且还在于他没有寻求什么。

The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.

美女之死,无疑是世界上最富有诗意的话题。

After the final no there comes a yes and on that yes the future of the world hangs.

在最后一个“不”之后,会有一个“是”,在这个“是”之上,世界的未来就悬在那里。

A fool is a man who never tried an experiment in his life.

傻瓜是一生中从未做过实验的人。