Often the soul is ripened into fuller goodness while age has spread an ugly film, so that mere glances can never divine the preciousness of the fruit.
灵魂常已成熟得更加善良,岁月却在外表蒙上一层难看的薄膜,使匆匆一瞥的人无从猜到果实有多珍贵。
— George Eliot · Silas Marner · Chapter XVI —
Often the soul is ripened into fuller goodness while age has spread an ugly film, so that mere glances can never divine the preciousness of the fruit.
灵魂常已成熟得更加善良,岁月却在外表蒙上一层难看的薄膜,使匆匆一瞥的人无从猜到果实有多珍贵。