Each generation believes on the one hand that the ancients were better than the moderns and on the other that the human race is continually progressing and improving. - Giacomo Leopardi
每代人都在一方面相信古代人要比现代人好,另一方面又相信人类在不断进步和改善。 - G·里奥柏蒂( 1798—1837,意大利诗人)