But Lawrence possessed the bitter knowledge born of his own experience: that originality and truth will always meet with rejection by the common mind.

但劳伦斯从自身经历中，明白了这苦涩的见识：庸常的思维会一直拒绝原动力和真相。

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"Prime Minister Netanyahu, from day one that he took office, asked Mr.Abu Mazen to come over and meet, no preconditions, and the rejection came from the Palestinian side,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

We can't teach kids how to learn to meet deadlines, get along with people and deal with rejection.

CNN: Hey, baby boomer parents, back off!