O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.

  • -- William Cowper 威廉·考珀

孤独啊,圣贤在你脸上看到的魅力在哪里?与其统治这可怕的地方,不如生活在恐慌之中。

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Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead.

一致性违背自然,违背生命。唯一完全一致的人都死了。

There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.

禁忌有一种魅力,使之令人难以言喻地向往。

Poetry has done enough when it charms, but prose must also convince.

诗歌的魅力已经足够了,但散文也必须令人信服。