历史学家是向后看的先知。
The historian is a prophet looking backwards.
The truth is, art requires of its practitioners not talent alone, but a certain kind of temperament.
音乐是一种不用特定词汇表达的语言。它用情感说话，如果它深入骨髓，那就是在骨髓里。
The fabric of society must depend on the individual rights of persons, on the rights of property.
在这个行业里，你必须脸皮厚。
生活是世界上最罕见的事情。大多数人只是存在，仅此而已。
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
La literatura es el arte de mentir para decir la verdad.