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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.! x; s7 s! R% b% j8 N; G/ u4 V
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.
# w4 J# F# }' g+ H3 p1 O) n, f) UNo great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist.( Q# j4 Y1 I7 A+ t% Y- D/ e. a& U- ?* _
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
6 `, b9 |6 p$ Z _. eI represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit9 a) Q' @3 V8 h
我提供给你们的是你们没勇气去犯的罪
& ?2 E1 U7 ~0 SOne can always be kind to people one cares nothing about- f5 a$ T% X# r: d8 ]$ b0 L+ j$ S
总是善待别人的人对什么都不在意: H3 A# d, J4 V# ^
We Irish are too poetical to be poets; we are a nation of brilliant failures, but we are the greatest talkers since the
& |+ j6 F4 b: i& @1 gGreeks.- }' A# d7 X ]9 F! n8 s8 U
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& \' I% v) e1 n; Z _
What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise
; T" i4 Y( c$ U6 T! ]1 ?痛苦的审判是那些虚伪的祝福
6 l& u" q5 e% nThe advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.# H5 v0 P/ u+ S/ i$ I
情感的好处就是让我们误入歧途$ J. I9 W6 I- C) r: [! Z
Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.
7 q/ Q& k' C8 h! c# y7 Z6 q" v请不要射击钢琴师,他已经尽力了." h9 M! j) C" W9 {% b$ @! w: [6 C
The heart was made to be broken$ @. u, d2 K+ `* i9 C; x& \
心是用来碎的
: e: Y% v0 @' q( H H+ T' DThe public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.* Z3 Z$ Y7 Y" L$ m) K
公众是惊人地宽容,可以原谅一切除了天才
6 O( p' r- ]# K. W7 JReligions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.& k+ z( g$ `$ ?6 p$ U' s
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1 `! m9 |$ [8 N0 W9 ]2 o# h
Why was I born with such contemporaries
% S7 C! N, e) U, Q9 x8 U为什么我会和这么多同代人一块出生呢?
6 y( t# Q* }" f' bA poet can survive everything but a misprint.) g' t, X. ^3 B) b7 _7 [: C7 G* @- }
诗歌可以拯救一切除了印刷错误
r$ `( ^9 d! b6 X4 N# m, V# MOnly the shallow know themselves.
: y7 f: Z- |* X( I. [只有影子才懂他们自己
V* X# |* q- e) ?1 V- UThe only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation., b5 B# |! Z" S @
摆脱诱惑的唯一方式是被被诱惑,我能抗拒一切除了诱惑.
7 y5 v, }1 D% K% a$ e5 vDiscontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation7 e3 S% ^1 I" g8 S9 o, G
不满是进步中的人或民族的第一步
4 z' V' _' E* R& g0 kI like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.+ C' Q+ J6 D L5 g, _0 o# G& _( u7 `
我喜欢和自己说,因为节约时间和预防争论
. E6 e0 X; R8 ?9 N2 y5 qQuotation is a serviceable substitute for wit
4 m9 W8 ]# `8 m" I! p格言是智慧耐用的替代品
, A3 \$ R& {; X0 A; a) \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: \+ {) w4 r+ M6 d, |- j* o
world.# t( M1 Y# R) E J- `+ r
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6 B& O! r# ?( N# |) d/ x
Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.
& U2 M2 e/ D j4 o! d每个圣人都有过去,每个罪人都有未来
2 e. w2 x2 R2 X8 u Q3 j( zTo live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.) J' Y7 Q2 y" Q8 }
活着是世上最珍贵的,大多数人只是存在,仅此而已.8 `/ W- V. \- C8 _
I have nothing to declare except my genuis./ @& S. |. c* r: l! o" X
我没什么好宣告的,除了我的天才5 d' n0 B8 x$ G# u& ?! a1 Y
I like men who have a future and women who have a past
+ U/ v! d- I0 Y( b! t6 K6 m, P# b我喜欢有未来的男人和有过去的女人
3 k) y' j; q) L5 Q) PPessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
+ N7 W3 y& D& i4 _" l悲观主义者是那种有机会选两种不幸而全都选择的人# f: j2 k- Z( x1 ^$ B) A: M
Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.
! ?! i( ?5 K9 T; ]( t/ R0 T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# Y: ], G& t5 R2 H
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing
+ `3 o6 B- j& r7 x) E8 i/ n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
- ~: Y2 t6 A" j' \) xI like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.
3 e8 g( _$ ?- w E2 W* a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
$ g7 |0 t1 F; S, \0 A; J. ]It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution
: q) q) r0 F0 k6 }是忏悔而不是牧师给我们赦免" k9 O3 Q9 g' \; [, i- e
I don't want to earn my living; I want to live/ \9 e! e4 c2 m: F
我不想谋生,我想生活8 ~0 ]# p" W H; ^ r7 N3 {3 ^
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
" `1 U9 K) h* c, j: Y0 C8 p适度是致命的,没有什么事想过剩那么成功.+ [ x: f* i/ |% e6 ~$ r2 F+ s
The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.1 J- z/ h& f9 ^8 w! {* A% g4 O x
比讨论更坏的唯一的事情是不讨论; q+ ~; F; G+ V0 L- S
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers
4 y2 g% h# W5 v' Q9 s% z- k. \当神想惩罚我们的时候,他回应我们的祈祷
& @2 w8 ?$ a9 kHow 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.- v( }9 l) @5 \! s# @. ?
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?
6 m" [) \$ a: v$ qAll charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction
. u0 C% h$ i! M' G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6 A! T+ W n' l$ a( k# o1 n
Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.
" B; X- B9 v, X# p# A没有比冷静更让人恼火的
0 K! R { ~2 I. `Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered./ x, h: V- c- u
声望是我从未经受的侮辱之一
- C5 p* S9 m/ y! Y' `; \The truth is rarely pure and never simple
6 g& \1 J/ e2 {" e7 e真理很纯粹,可决不简单6 x' j4 J8 l/ }4 C9 C3 W" k0 c
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities./ H/ |) t1 P9 Z, y: _ f# U
奚落是庸才对天才的颂歌3 n9 q+ W4 n2 {5 E: u
To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual5 `" k# l: \; G7 _1 v
什么也不做是世上最难的事情,最难也最智力 E p, ~5 A, }) C
A true friend stabs you in the front.5 Q D, C' g1 h4 v* _! L
真朋友当面中伤你
' w, p' S+ J( [$ ?: iOrdinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.9 W7 E" A7 ?' K3 [$ g4 X" R
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
2 ~' {6 ^9 `2 @9 p7 P2 y/ jThe well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
4 u. ~; G3 w1 \; c+ {3 I教养与别人抵触,智慧和自己抵触
# E' {& Q1 Z( V; ^: k3 LHatred is blind, as well as love.
* U9 s9 ?# y( a恨是盲目的,爱也是3 _) t6 K, X. c; I8 K: n4 [; B5 S
Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
H3 S% B& v* U注意穿着打扮是必要的,而有个生活目标却不是
. \; Z: M+ r. RAlways forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
0 k, c1 O+ V3 C5 X. X宽恕你的敌人,没什么能比这个让他们苦恼的了: H9 K: Q; F9 Y3 I2 ^# \6 t$ m3 M
Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them4 N, X! q; ?& K# T& i; K: y* B
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
) h8 s x" m' e& T8 d0 r3 p& JThere are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.5 B" i4 N1 c8 O! u: G
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.
% p" B6 i. ]$ LWhen one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what world/ B. }: R' a# L1 Y, u& ^ `! Y
calls a romance.
0 g# q7 W( p6 q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6 _# T6 n# y: q3 r2 P
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
7 T ^+ z( z$ V1 ^7 B1 R; x绅士就是从不无意识伤害别人感觉的人; `0 D, R2 }0 I5 ]/ b
Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative( H0 \0 C1 O4 N- E) @* z$ U
谈论天气是无趣谈话最后的避难所7 {0 f( U7 V- d+ A6 g' S7 S p
One's real life is often the life that one does not lead
: s D, h2 Y; s v真实生活就是我们不会引领的生活' U7 {/ Z+ R9 \1 [
Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others% C+ M# L4 r- u( j" _* |" }
邪恶是好人发明出来说明那些奇异而有魅力的人的神话6 D* c! _, `+ {6 _2 O4 m9 r& Q
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