培养高雅的品味。和聪明才智一样，高雅的品味是能够培养的。透彻的领悟能力可刺激你的胃口，增加你的快乐。判断一个人的精神是否高贵，可看其品味是否高雅——只有伟大的事物才能满足伟大的心灵。嘴巴越大，能吞下的东西才越多；那些高尚的事业只有崇高之人能为之。在鉴赏大家面前，即便是最勇敢的人也会胆战心惊，最完美的人也会丧失信心。一流的事物是罕见的，因此，不要轻易欣赏。品味可通过人际交往而传授。能与品味最高雅的人结交，将是一大幸运。但是，千万不要宣称自己对什么都不满意，这是极其愚蠢的。若出于装腔作势，那就比出自不切实际的幻想更让人讨厌。有人会期望上帝另造一个世界，另造其他理想的事物，以满足他们不可思议的幻想。
elevated taste. you can train it like the intellect. full knowledge whets desire and increases enjoyment. you may know a noble spirit by the elevation of his taste: it must be a great thing that can satisfy a great mind. big bites for big mouths, lofty things for lofty spirits. before their judgment the bravest tremble, the most perfect lose confidence. things of the first importance are few; let appreciation be rare. taste can be imparted by intercourse: great good luck to associate with the highest taste. but do not profess to be dissatisfied with everything: it is the extreme of folly, and more odious if from affectation than if from quixotry. some would have god create another world and other ideals to satisfy their fantastic imagination.
