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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.% E5 |$ R$ ^2 Y. v' U5 O
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. 7 p" [" y, T6 L
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist.- d8 R1 C; B& 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
8 W. g: F a0 V5 `4 f- L" PI represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit
% U9 W" _. g2 N/ E8 C我提供给你们的是你们没勇气去犯的罪# c3 E' W6 s2 |0 m
One can always be kind to people one cares nothing about
0 l. `! q$ N4 N4 L& M' y7 Z* Y7 j1 {6 R% m总是善待别人的人对什么都不在意
& {3 C8 ~" Q4 X7 D% p& UWe Irish are too poetical to be poets; we are a nation of brilliant failures, but we are the greatest talkers since the Y$ {9 i7 R3 P- K
Greeks.
: j- S2 E6 z) a* k: a3 V z, [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
" n1 u: E/ n! }3 H5 Z7 v$ A9 R" n4 {9 @What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise, u; j7 T5 p' l8 Y r( a+ F
痛苦的审判是那些虚伪的祝福
; d* N9 v% O: I6 D' R" Y" M8 bThe advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
; e$ M( N1 a! v2 n* G1 x$ h: Y- i情感的好处就是让我们误入歧途4 f7 n c2 X3 S
Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.
1 N! s/ G i2 \, P; D7 U! ^请不要射击钢琴师,他已经尽力了.( I( z& C2 \4 f5 a; s
The heart was made to be broken
6 n) I& Q5 j5 B心是用来碎的/ w: D5 ~4 k5 y9 v+ o* ?' Q3 _* @
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.% d# o( `4 M9 P, V! C6 f2 s
公众是惊人地宽容,可以原谅一切除了天才% Z) i2 R; L6 e' i7 Y
Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.
, G1 ~4 u+ C! e( k" ]1 M1 }" E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, ?2 n' _+ z5 a! Z1 [
Why was I born with such contemporaries
: Q' z5 G, d9 v为什么我会和这么多同代人一块出生呢?
( L2 `& N: y3 \5 ?. BA poet can survive everything but a misprint.
6 c! H# ^2 |4 Y0 C" T. e; D! m9 n诗歌可以拯救一切除了印刷错误
3 W1 _+ F/ J5 z6 s+ c; _Only the shallow know themselves./ f& m2 z, ^3 G2 f* H
只有影子才懂他们自己
5 K2 r4 t" x# q: c8 u* bThe only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation.
- ]. V, }+ h' F摆脱诱惑的唯一方式是被被诱惑,我能抗拒一切除了诱惑.
; N! m( G1 ^, ]5 P: c; NDiscontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation5 {$ j! O$ @/ `
不满是进步中的人或民族的第一步
4 t7 q: H ^3 a: G6 \7 xI like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.0 c' X& A5 Q4 @% R, A4 z
我喜欢和自己说,因为节约时间和预防争论
6 B4 t. X8 J+ e0 R# F" Z+ KQuotation is a serviceable substitute for wit9 X; B$ a; P, V& d9 @, N
格言是智慧耐用的替代品
1 w( d( a. L" U; ]6 H0 TA 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
' y; e) E+ n. X$ }; {* Mworld.
/ P. b' g! `% _% ]& Q) {- y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- e5 B, s. x6 W$ U* Q2 V# T! p6 P
Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.
+ P( q# {3 ~/ |" W9 }/ X" V每个圣人都有过去,每个罪人都有未来
: d9 ]# Y6 C8 v/ lTo live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.: ~) o$ K; o* E; @5 E' e' b x' t
活着是世上最珍贵的,大多数人只是存在,仅此而已.( G+ s+ f, _6 m* r8 _
I have nothing to declare except my genuis.
1 y6 _& P* Y; l% M; E! P8 d我没什么好宣告的,除了我的天才8 g& K; S* ?: R1 i) C: d. y u
I like men who have a future and women who have a past
0 i) X+ o+ h1 c0 T我喜欢有未来的男人和有过去的女人
& W$ c1 B# y; e* t6 G6 lPessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.! d3 t( _& e5 i' D6 O _! `8 ?# |
悲观主义者是那种有机会选两种不幸而全都选择的人" U# Y: o l+ ^! R' z4 L* k: p% C1 G
Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.5 s" k9 t* h1 e Z& |, l. Q
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
* M# k* z& j" L ^ `, NWhat is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing8 y$ v5 s7 r( e% c4 d: y
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
) M+ f* K6 X% E: x3 ]8 [) F4 W( QI like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.8 f/ ?+ i3 |4 H1 k l$ \3 Q& G$ S
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
( _1 n$ W& Z4 R2 }It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution
2 N4 J6 r* ^* o' ]0 W( [是忏悔而不是牧师给我们赦免
* X( ~0 Y6 v) WI don't want to earn my living; I want to live
+ z. V5 r0 I+ d1 m/ L/ j/ l我不想谋生,我想生活( `9 i( f+ }, u6 n) E
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess., \$ [+ v# a- i- `
适度是致命的,没有什么事想过剩那么成功.
/ H( Y3 U; f, Q, m* \1 _# [The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.
& ` Z) g5 ~# b0 t X比讨论更坏的唯一的事情是不讨论2 z7 I6 f2 j% L
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers
0 t1 M" s7 u& v* O当神想惩罚我们的时候,他回应我们的祈祷
8 s, B3 Y+ g( y* D9 V$ CHow 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.
^4 L. v/ p# b2 d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?
3 ? v5 |: I2 [7 L9 g" t7 IAll charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction
! s# d. Z# N/ V1 J! [7 K0 j0 |. p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2 Z: o6 o/ [& p
Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.
, h' d5 I0 ?6 k没有比冷静更让人恼火的
- ?% \* ?$ a+ WPopularity is the one insult I have never suffered.
8 [' H) R/ ~5 D3 i声望是我从未经受的侮辱之一! @9 m2 ^' z& u% u6 g, |
The truth is rarely pure and never simple
6 H# g1 [* l. q0 C真理很纯粹,可决不简单. a7 O5 S3 ~: w( f5 R9 @1 r" D
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
" b* C6 \/ h; p3 s- w4 D奚落是庸才对天才的颂歌
6 }- b; z) ` a2 c( j2 Q1 hTo do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual% Z9 G6 `! A6 ?" l b
什么也不做是世上最难的事情,最难也最智力( P0 U1 {. d' w. v
A true friend stabs you in the front.# G- M$ {# U/ I8 J* C$ g
真朋友当面中伤你
6 S" y2 q6 T% Y b- E5 }3 vOrdinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.
/ J& C2 ^- k. g+ X9 `3 v- L, Z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# S, H# U' l4 C. {/ _. E: V
The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
# O* B: U$ [# j3 F! G/ }教养与别人抵触,智慧和自己抵触
3 o0 \8 g+ ]8 fHatred is blind, as well as love.$ L! @7 d& |+ d* A
恨是盲目的,爱也是! b- i$ i5 d& c) W- b$ n$ @0 y
Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
" J7 O" W7 L$ K: b, h9 X; l) x注意穿着打扮是必要的,而有个生活目标却不是
9 E& Q9 B% _& }, EAlways forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
) e! M2 _6 [7 {( S& L, n _宽恕你的敌人,没什么能比这个让他们苦恼的了( Z3 m$ I0 Z& Y- K, e
Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them6 [6 M5 e, L# r$ E1 O. |
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
4 k6 X& I# o& F# WThere are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.- [7 J1 R }- ?( N U
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.
* h1 `; }: r0 h0 N4 R7 w5 EWhen one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what world+ x& I# t/ g& G. A. S0 K
calls a romance.
& t7 y( S4 w, G" o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
. _/ L# ?) ?& N7 D$ PA gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
4 m2 E( H$ g2 b6 a: }绅士就是从不无意识伤害别人感觉的人5 B. f! H0 k. E4 _0 q U
Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative- B7 W0 k2 M) ?. G
谈论天气是无趣谈话最后的避难所
# f$ K! L; c8 f% y/ V3 rOne's real life is often the life that one does not lead
/ |0 G0 G" o* v+ I* i/ v9 }真实生活就是我们不会引领的生活5 {* ^7 ~" f5 G* Y# O
Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others9 R& O8 q* K' }7 |
邪恶是好人发明出来说明那些奇异而有魅力的人的神话
( w* q% G) j) `+ {/ b$ lEvery great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography |
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