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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.
+ h- @7 Q; J E2 E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. ( @/ c8 T& a: D) Y0 K8 D6 V: \
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist.5 i d5 {7 o- M% L/ 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, t7 g0 n8 W# [. ] |
I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit
0 `/ O5 |8 I: [1 K1 v我提供给你们的是你们没勇气去犯的罪$ X8 v% B1 S! D8 G8 J
One can always be kind to people one cares nothing about g" j5 I8 ~! x
总是善待别人的人对什么都不在意
$ S- }8 L; {/ c; ^We Irish are too poetical to be poets; we are a nation of brilliant failures, but we are the greatest talkers since the* v1 E9 |+ P5 a! l' M) ^
Greeks.
# `. D* v; N0 b' q& N I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+ \/ P5 h' e$ G- X; a) \
What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise
$ \" j) p' K) _- r0 I4 \痛苦的审判是那些虚伪的祝福
# L8 U* o+ n2 `& L- B0 y, EThe advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
( U3 g& P0 {1 k" W, z7 {/ g情感的好处就是让我们误入歧途
' b# P. u6 ]& c2 F {) C: k, ?9 s9 uPlease do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.
# V: s* ]8 ]: d# ?8 g请不要射击钢琴师,他已经尽力了.
$ l( v) ]! \/ I qThe heart was made to be broken, M5 _# W, {2 C/ C) d. v# W& U8 E+ k
心是用来碎的! H# H" q# l9 a5 D
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.5 O( o. {; a1 d* F1 K
公众是惊人地宽容,可以原谅一切除了天才( L& w' s( n$ k' u& L* o
Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.! n3 c, a* F" J! ]
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
8 B7 `! q2 G- b4 Z6 IWhy was I born with such contemporaries8 z2 e$ ~/ o; R
为什么我会和这么多同代人一块出生呢? b) h' r. W% w4 Y+ ~4 Y* g
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.0 n/ @+ h# z4 K) a1 e
诗歌可以拯救一切除了印刷错误
) ]1 Z$ a4 s. \2 F$ B% g3 E: iOnly the shallow know themselves.' i" m1 K. `% D! {" B0 g
只有影子才懂他们自己
& v1 t0 @: j2 h1 k$ |, ?7 fThe only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation.) p$ |+ }# K5 B) |2 K. G( _
摆脱诱惑的唯一方式是被被诱惑,我能抗拒一切除了诱惑.) q! H! Y, G0 S# ?* t# a
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation
9 f( @9 Z& k# N5 ^不满是进步中的人或民族的第一步8 [+ U0 N# V: X: h* U$ |
I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.
" u$ S) w( L( N我喜欢和自己说,因为节约时间和预防争论- N% s/ a$ M3 G; I) L- t
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit
( Q# F3 y+ }. G9 p; |. p格言是智慧耐用的替代品8 n; l% {3 d, ]' B: j. C
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 the3 @+ W* |; f0 |: q6 ^$ b" m. c: Y+ C
world.
, \' x m9 {( _5 U6 i6 i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
! n/ k7 O. d3 r) k4 W8 sEvery saint has a past and every sinner has a future.
P& \% |( z% W! d, q. q" r- O/ S每个圣人都有过去,每个罪人都有未来
5 ]$ u/ u0 ]' j& s$ N- XTo live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
! t2 Y+ d( N& ]' U0 h6 j3 R" e( O活着是世上最珍贵的,大多数人只是存在,仅此而已./ ~! a9 z# k1 ^% {: n
I have nothing to declare except my genuis.
- M: V0 r1 r9 G' x: y我没什么好宣告的,除了我的天才 b; i6 ?: D' E/ F9 H
I like men who have a future and women who have a past
0 i/ Q9 r+ u! g5 _+ ^2 F' q我喜欢有未来的男人和有过去的女人5 M8 l# R( ?; \8 ?9 V
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
& O% r( b7 w7 B& u悲观主义者是那种有机会选两种不幸而全都选择的人$ g# H) d1 l2 V/ ~
Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.
3 l- [# L" B9 \6 S. a, C, Z# L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. a1 b9 y8 o1 w# z
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing4 m3 f0 i8 @2 \ p& K; V9 O/ t
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
. f2 r. v4 g* EI like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.% ~. k! [/ _. q
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, Y0 _, s; }9 w
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution+ K/ @* z( T1 R r' v. S9 {1 T
是忏悔而不是牧师给我们赦免" b3 ]* K+ y+ e3 N
I don't want to earn my living; I want to live4 L$ N3 @. K @4 s
我不想谋生,我想生活7 u2 O2 q; A' A, ]
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.2 j. d* S* b& Q7 l% Z
适度是致命的,没有什么事想过剩那么成功.
# E: o( _; e6 k+ k, ?The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.- P, N, n: }: I( o! {0 J
比讨论更坏的唯一的事情是不讨论
" g$ \# x2 X0 [! {) [When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers. s) ^. a: T/ p! I7 U( v
当神想惩罚我们的时候,他回应我们的祈祷
& o7 r! J. k S3 JHow 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.
5 _! A% v$ N. V9 m( S6 l/ q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?
- m( F) ~/ h5 b+ T1 ?All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction( F9 L# Y1 ? H: w
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
5 E' d$ X. l' b( oNothing is so aggravating than calmness.4 Q/ `8 `3 y. L2 |; {
没有比冷静更让人恼火的
& w9 n, V3 y. m* cPopularity is the one insult I have never suffered.$ ~- B+ ^4 V% N# P2 W! e
声望是我从未经受的侮辱之一2 I5 T* F( E* p0 B$ U3 }
The truth is rarely pure and never simple
4 F" k* t: Y b5 m8 Y! v" R1 a4 ~真理很纯粹,可决不简单
) Z/ i9 l( H& C- J0 eRidicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
! s+ {7 g3 T. c7 w7 ?9 G( {/ |奚落是庸才对天才的颂歌
/ ]- d: T4 |" K+ O% }( @To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual
/ K, ~# n9 s j. ]2 w v: s什么也不做是世上最难的事情,最难也最智力 k/ n" `1 [) ~' q& O$ J- F' ~' k# ?" ?
A true friend stabs you in the front.
( @1 G+ E5 j& B+ P真朋友当面中伤你
* `+ \. u" z- b- [9 bOrdinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.4 _7 p7 V0 R ?5 k, u9 g/ x
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
* G5 w& S. b& D& |The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.# [* e% V0 W4 s5 a) y
教养与别人抵触,智慧和自己抵触
# _1 [+ d3 \6 R5 F1 M( jHatred is blind, as well as love.
: ~" ]5 c( A j7 Q" j% {0 C恨是盲目的,爱也是
# @7 d6 _/ J3 }# iLooking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.* S5 l, b% _+ M
注意穿着打扮是必要的,而有个生活目标却不是
* C& v* \8 F* {# @; ]0 _Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.6 T1 D: l5 {& H4 r0 ~3 p
宽恕你的敌人,没什么能比这个让他们苦恼的了% e: M( g: I* ~) D& Y
Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them s& |' Y/ B, ^( y
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
8 _3 W- S; I9 _/ g# Z" [. {) h) |There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.+ s! Y( J8 T* |) |
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.5 l7 C8 s: q% u8 D3 X
When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what world
, d! s$ ]3 {1 i/ L, w0 pcalls a romance.' T+ L! H8 }! ^9 `+ ^/ e. {1 f' {
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2 Z0 N3 v5 i2 A" z* ]
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally., x0 `$ _ Q9 n* I+ P0 ~9 u
绅士就是从不无意识伤害别人感觉的人3 d9 w9 }0 d- f& L0 O' c
Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative
4 z0 k+ O( i$ T谈论天气是无趣谈话最后的避难所: y' y% ^/ i; g# _: P9 ~
One's real life is often the life that one does not lead
! b% L/ z: {. I" x% s% o' S真实生活就是我们不会引领的生活# W* u c1 ~+ y. v
Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others
; w. A$ N8 b) U# U邪恶是好人发明出来说明那些奇异而有魅力的人的神话
# A7 J K: }& b# e- T VEvery great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography |
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