It was better, he thought, to fail in attempting exquisite things than to succeed in the department of the utterly contemptible.

It was better, he thought, to fail in attempting exquisite things than to succeed in the department of the utterly contemptible.

他想，在追求高雅的事情上失败，总比在处理完全卑贱的事情上成功要强。

-- Arthur Machen 亚瑟·梅琴