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)
詩人是這樣的人，他架起通向星星的梯子——一邊爬梯子一邊拉提琴。(法國作家 龔古爾 e)
a poet is born, not made. (l.a.florus, ancient roman poet)
詩人靠天分，不是靠培養。(古羅馬詩人 弗洛魯 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)
一個借著引經據典來辯論的人，不是在運用自己的才智，他是在運用自己的記憶力。(義大利畫家 達·芬奇)
a great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight (p.b.shelley, british poet)
偉大的詩篇即是永遠噴出智慧和歡欣之水的噴泉。(英國詩人 雪萊 p b)
a novel is a mirror walking along a main road. (stendhcl,french writer)
一部小說猶如一面在大街上走的鏡子。(法國作家 司湯達)
a picture is a poem without words. (horace, ancient roman poet)
一幅畫是一首沒有文字的詩歌。(古羅馬詩人 賀拉斯)