Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass.

  • -- Joseph Addison 约瑟夫·艾迪生

动物所处的时代比人类聪明;但是他们的智慧局限于一些细节,而且局限在一个非常狭窄的范围内。

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All I can hope to do is instill great morality in my son and trust him along the way. The music he listens to or how he chooses to wear his hair doesn't define his moral compass, and if he wants to listen to country music and wear a cowboy hat too, that's fine.

我所能做的就是给我的儿子灌输伟大的道德观念,并且一路信任他。他所听的音乐或他选择的发型并不能定义他的道德准则,如果他想听乡村音乐并戴上牛仔帽,也没关系。

Let's have the music that will open the door to millions of people... the kind of music that will not make people think only of the song or even of the singer... not music that is confined to the merely personal.

让我们的音乐为数百万人打开大门……这种音乐不会让人们只想到歌曲,甚至是歌手……而不是局限于个人的音乐。

Mumford and Sons and Adele are both incredible artists and are great for popular music. There's a lot of club music with heavy beats, so to have that Mumford record and hear banjos being used is so cool.

芒福德、儿子们和阿黛尔都是不可思议的艺术家,都是流行音乐的大师。有很多节奏很重的俱乐部音乐,所以有芒福德的唱片,听到人们使用五弦琴,真是太酷了。

Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not find them, they will make them.

决心为自己找到出路的人总会找到足够的机会;如果他们找不到,他们就会去做。

I won't wear fur-never, ever. I'm an animal lover. I wouldn't even wear faux fur. I prefer to go the cheap route and not shave my legs.

我不会穿皮草——永远,永远。我是一个动物爱好者。我甚至不会穿人造皮草。我喜欢走便宜的路线,不刮腿毛。

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take my advice.

在那些日子里,他比现在聪明;他过去常听我的劝告。

Alone! Alone! No beacon, far or near! No chart, no compass, and no anchor stay!

独自一人!独自一人!没有烽火台,无论远近!没有海图,没有罗盘,没有锚!

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.

如果一个人今天没有比昨天更聪明,我认为他没有多大价值。

You should lie down with the lamb and rise with the lark.

你应该和小羊一起躺下,和云雀一起起床。

Men would rather be starving and free than fed in bonds.

人们宁愿挨饿而自由,也不愿吃债券。

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

艺术是如此博大,人类的智慧是如此狭隘。