伯纳德·贝伦森是一位专门研究文艺复兴时期的美国艺术史学家。他的著作《佛罗伦萨画家的绘画》在国际上取得了成功。他的妻子玛丽被认为在一些著作中起了很大的作用。
Miracles happen to those who believe in them.
奇迹发生在相信奇迹的人身上。
A complete life may be one ending in so full an identification with the oneself that there is no self left to die.
一个完整的生命可能是这样一个结局：完全认同自己，以至于并没有自我可以死去。
When everything else physical and mental seems to diminish, the appreciation of beauty is on the increase.
当身体和精神上的其他一切似乎都在减少时，对美的欣赏就在增加。
Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.
一致性要求你今天像一年前一样无知。
I would I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours.
我希望我能站在一个繁忙的角落，手里拿着帽子，乞求人们把他们所有浪费的时间都扔给我。
The average European does not seem to feel free until he succeeds in enslaving and oppressing others.
普通欧洲人在成功奴役和压迫他人之前，似乎不会感到自由。
Life has taught me that it is not for our faults that we are disliked and even hated, but for our qualities.
生活告诉我，不喜欢甚至讨厌我们不是因为我们的缺点，而是因为我们的品质。
Between truth and the search for it, I choose the second.
在真理和寻找真相之间，我选择第二个。