No doubt the artist is the child of his time; but woe to him if he is also its disciple, or even its favorite.

No doubt the artist is the child of his time; but woe to him if he is also its disciple, or even its favorite.

毫无疑问，这位艺术家是他那个时代的孩子;但他若是作这事的门徒，或是作这事的宠儿，就有祸了。

-- Friedrich Schiller 弗里德里希·席勒