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When a love comes to an end, weaklings cry, efficient ones instantly find another love and wise already had one in reserve.3 x# Z! R! V8 L2 ^! I5 E8 B1 x0 g
当爱到了终点,软弱者哭泣,精明者马上去发现另外一个,聪明的早就预备了一个. ( q3 p O! e$ Z+ v
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist.
1 N% r( ]6 }1 d* W& j8 v0 \没有伟大的艺术家是看事物真实的样子,如果他这样那他就不再是艺术家
, T7 k- Q$ k: [- ]% jI represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit
- J% y/ |$ U' @8 J我提供给你们的是你们没勇气去犯的罪7 `% V, a/ K$ t" c. ~
One can always be kind to people one cares nothing about% k$ T! D r- b V8 V
总是善待别人的人对什么都不在意9 C0 f( Z% S7 F, L% n
We Irish are too poetical to be poets; we are a nation of brilliant failures, but we are the greatest talkers since the
2 s) e) L* y2 R1 b) L9 z7 s2 bGreeks.
# m9 K5 y1 F3 `3 x5 _我们爱尔兰人太诗意以至不能做诗人,我们是才华横溢的失败者的国度,可我们是自希腊人以来最伟大的讲演者* Y8 `2 |6 U& p/ ?: n( e* ]( I
What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise& X8 y4 P5 q) v" n6 G2 \" o
痛苦的审判是那些虚伪的祝福$ k: k* y- o7 }3 a
The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray. u/ I0 O# `9 L' W7 J& @- O p
情感的好处就是让我们误入歧途
1 c. k X- m) g, ?9 \7 p; I- XPlease do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.
+ H1 D' I* n+ M) O( l请不要射击钢琴师,他已经尽力了.6 b' E7 v: a* A# Z- P
The heart was made to be broken
. k" `& `& `, j( ~, d. V心是用来碎的
' w% [4 f2 ~; j; j+ OThe public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.3 U% U% k1 c" h1 J% j6 V
公众是惊人地宽容,可以原谅一切除了天才. g" e8 f/ p( G4 L# c: P+ b
Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions., S9 X) S- A/ z+ x5 r
宗教会死亡,当他们需要证实是真的时候,科学是死亡宗教的记录% W+ k0 [1 J" D( ?- k: `
Why was I born with such contemporaries
# x- Z* n; h$ j# D& V" e7 Z为什么我会和这么多同代人一块出生呢?& v" W1 R! `3 R* Z
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
" g7 G! | j& E$ {" I诗歌可以拯救一切除了印刷错误
$ l/ i: g1 Y& z6 J8 j' e, U- jOnly the shallow know themselves.4 g J g1 O+ |) g
只有影子才懂他们自己
8 n" o6 U0 Y* Y5 v$ pThe only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation.
3 l7 w: P9 x J4 Q摆脱诱惑的唯一方式是被被诱惑,我能抗拒一切除了诱惑.
8 U& L0 b: n8 j) r/ U6 e& K: [: _Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation
& t/ c0 E* w8 h2 v, X不满是进步中的人或民族的第一步. ~( ]! H# ^5 R+ `
I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.8 r' j1 T9 X! f/ {2 b
我喜欢和自己说,因为节约时间和预防争论9 G5 j% I4 V6 Q2 Y1 Z
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit
. c# @0 P* y" s7 z3 T格言是智慧耐用的替代品8 m8 D7 I+ `2 |3 O, w9 o t. u- M
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the w! s: p4 e2 B6 w
world.
- X# S/ f4 ?* y) A4 E/ E9 B n梦想家能发现用月光铺就的道路,惩罚是他比所有人提前看到曙光* F6 m6 T5 f) X
Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.7 n( _5 l) [. @( r
每个圣人都有过去,每个罪人都有未来
v( {2 o; m. x; R: G. eTo live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.) W* a7 Q: u2 W. i
活着是世上最珍贵的,大多数人只是存在,仅此而已.
1 ]' T9 K- f2 ^6 P& T& sI have nothing to declare except my genuis.0 ]/ w8 g2 ], }1 N
我没什么好宣告的,除了我的天才: t- z( r* e$ | _
I like men who have a future and women who have a past3 }& G! l( S G% `8 O4 E9 M
我喜欢有未来的男人和有过去的女人 q, n0 d0 F) X/ P8 F. H- T) _
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both." @0 E0 [7 H: C+ p5 e+ v" N7 v: K
悲观主义者是那种有机会选两种不幸而全都选择的人
9 i6 M: t8 M5 C0 {Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.+ i! }2 Y% l" S( ~) [$ F8 s$ L0 g
社会仅仅以一种精神概念而存在,真实的世界仅仅是个体的
! ^0 S. p/ y* j) }9 q! L" DWhat is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing
/ Y7 Y8 c, J3 T% j什么叫愤世嫉俗者?一个知道每个事物价格而不知道价值的人
% ~) x' o5 Q# B+ |$ p1 WI like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.
; O6 g D& R* {. {: [' K" z+ }我喜欢人甚于原则,我还喜欢没原则的人甚于世界上的一切
H% ^+ Y4 z8 o+ D2 W1 JIt is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution
+ V$ V8 Q6 y% b5 B5 Q是忏悔而不是牧师给我们赦免& z* Z6 n& e& L2 g3 }
I don't want to earn my living; I want to live
( o% ~& M; F, }+ o+ f我不想谋生,我想生活
( a6 C. p; `0 U) w E' EModeration is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
& m' g, z$ d' U' E& l适度是致命的,没有什么事想过剩那么成功.
( [( Z9 m6 G- v( b/ h4 OThe only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.0 T `4 P" B1 O' V5 O; N
比讨论更坏的唯一的事情是不讨论) q2 p+ u, R, v
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers
- r7 G6 [0 R8 h当神想惩罚我们的时候,他回应我们的祈祷
' c" ?6 M* ?+ j6 FHow can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.
+ G7 C" W. L9 m8 u) n( m一个女人与一个坚持要把她当成完美正常的人的男人一起,怎么能指望获得快乐呢?0 w4 f$ K: ]% N) i6 A `& S' L; K! m
All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction: @5 H" H3 j- w: r. {$ M
我设想所有迷人的人都是被溺爱的,这是他们吸引力的秘密 h V* v4 R% k
Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.2 }3 {& ~$ U9 G' F1 m8 ~8 t5 m
没有比冷静更让人恼火的 a9 R% |1 m6 l$ o$ T
Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.; j* a {" c' y& M: x9 S5 Z
声望是我从未经受的侮辱之一
0 |0 ]7 [; E: r3 a5 _: h; Z m" M0 UThe truth is rarely pure and never simple: ^- H& u+ I8 X0 t1 o
真理很纯粹,可决不简单4 U* G2 K- {" P3 x
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
) S& L; @; i4 ]/ ~' q$ X2 Y, y8 V奚落是庸才对天才的颂歌
/ L6 U' B! X* t- o7 u1 c, WTo do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual! }5 q3 p; |% y
什么也不做是世上最难的事情,最难也最智力
8 L0 d# u5 G2 p7 ~. ^A true friend stabs you in the front.
/ s' M6 A+ E. s8 F真朋友当面中伤你
% V# a& ]$ i4 Y' h6 p, X+ TOrdinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.
0 ]0 G$ r* l; j1 `& }, L- \普通财富会失窃,真财富不会,你灵魂里面无限珍贵的东西不会离开你
) h+ R3 F9 O ] Y$ o: s$ ]The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
# w/ T: p, S: ~( }4 L教养与别人抵触,智慧和自己抵触0 F# G3 L- S# ?* Y4 T
Hatred is blind, as well as love.
8 b O2 v# p, ~% e- l# l% X+ d恨是盲目的,爱也是
* E; W) v) p& Q, {Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
9 P. Y3 _+ g2 V6 C& H; {注意穿着打扮是必要的,而有个生活目标却不是
2 b& k$ A: {, S f$ D* H1 ^$ zAlways forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
7 p( l8 c7 y& v' t宽恕你的敌人,没什么能比这个让他们苦恼的了
% e! k! b: f+ g" g* a- `0 {: LChildren begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them$ n! x6 _$ U. Q% h
孩子最初爱他们父母,等大一些他们评判父母,有些时候,他们原谅父母
* D: a# C4 m$ r0 MThere are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
0 T2 ^0 n9 F4 N. H生活里有两个悲剧:一个是没有得到我们想要的,另外一个是得到了.
$ A8 a8 r3 M: LWhen one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what world) Z) l9 V: Q+ V1 a o
calls a romance.
, n9 I# }* [) M5 P1 x) e6 J, E当某人在恋爱中,开始是欺骗自己,结束时候是欺骗别人,这就是罗漫史
& g3 s# W, t, F+ ^A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.: ^3 m2 o5 ?9 v" v' n% U- x
绅士就是从不无意识伤害别人感觉的人& M3 {) x/ e& C6 y& D2 U5 |, K- Z3 n
Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative2 ^% f# B, y/ K
谈论天气是无趣谈话最后的避难所7 B D, y; `! Y
One's real life is often the life that one does not lead
, D! ?8 r: P I1 B& q真实生活就是我们不会引领的生活* g: [2 Q. P- Y! R$ W- O8 u% o/ }7 }
Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others# h, }$ ~9 }7 P; C& _
邪恶是好人发明出来说明那些奇异而有魅力的人的神话
0 h4 H, `( v# r( I9 b3 pEvery great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography |
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