a poet is a man who puts up a ladder to a star and climbs it while playing a violin. (e.de goncourt, french writer)
诗人是这样的人，他架起通向星星的梯子——一边爬梯子一边拉提琴。(法国作家 龚古尔 e)
a poet is born, not made. (l.a.florus, ancient roman poet)
诗人靠天分，不是靠培养。(古罗马诗人 弗洛鲁 l a)
any one who conducts an argument by appealing to authourity is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory. (da vinci, italian painter)
一个借着引经据典来辩论的人，不是在运用自己的才智，他是在运用自己的记忆力。(意大利画家 达·芬奇)
a great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight (p.b.shelley, british poet)
伟大的诗篇即是永远喷出智慧和欢欣之水的喷泉。(英国诗人 雪莱 p b)
a novel is a mirror walking along a main road. (stendhcl,french writer)
一部小说犹如一面在大街上走的镜子。(法国作家 司汤达)
a picture is a poem without words. (horace, ancient roman poet)
一幅画是一首没有文字的诗歌。(古罗马诗人 贺拉斯)