雙語智慧書·培養(yǎng)高雅的品味

65．培養(yǎng)高雅的品味
　　培養(yǎng)高雅的品味。和聰明才智一樣，高雅的品味是能夠培養(yǎng)的。透徹的領(lǐng)悟能力可刺激你的胃口，增加你的快樂。判斷一個(gè)人的精神是否高貴，可看其品味是否高雅--只有偉大的事物才能滿足偉大的心靈。嘴巴越大，能吞下的東西才越多；那些高尚的事業(yè)只有崇高之人能為之。在鑒賞大家面前，即便是最勇敢的人也會(huì)膽戰(zhàn)心驚，最完美的人也會(huì)喪失信心。一流的事物是罕見的，因此，不要輕易欣賞。品味可通過人際交往而傳授。能與品味最高雅的人結(jié)交，將是一大幸運(yùn)。但是，千萬不要宣稱自己對(duì)什么都不滿意，這是極其愚蠢的。若出于裝腔作勢(shì)，那就比出自不切實(shí)際的幻想更讓人討厭。有人會(huì)期望上帝另造一個(gè)世界，另造其他理想的事物，以滿足他們不可思議的幻想。


65．Elevated taste
　Elevated taste. You can train it like the intellect. Full knowledge whets desire and increases enjoyment. You may know a noble spirit by the elevation of his taste: it must be a great thing that can satisfy a great mind. Big bites for big mouths, lofty things for lofty spirits. Before their judgment the bravest tremble, the most perfect lose confidence. Things of the first importance are few; let appreciation be rare. Taste can be imparted by intercourse: great good luck to associate with the highest taste. But do not profess to be dissatisfied with everything: it is the extreme of folly, and more odious if from affectation than if from Quixotry. Some would have God create another world and other ideals to satisfy their fantastic imagination.