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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./ F& A# U9 }5 ?0 x# A
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.
# m# ~, B' [; Z* x) M7 pNo great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist./ l" h/ R5 w! d$ r, j
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: C5 L0 h2 s% J
I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit# N; d0 J9 f& V- X( ~( f1 W
我提供给你们的是你们没勇气去犯的罪 _; d! r& S) n7 T" t2 P: `
One can always be kind to people one cares nothing about0 H2 }2 K F6 G; P8 m/ F) o# a) t; }4 ~
总是善待别人的人对什么都不在意
7 G, ]" c' {: q5 ZWe Irish are too poetical to be poets; we are a nation of brilliant failures, but we are the greatest talkers since the9 S- z8 a4 u+ ]2 f! y, |$ h
Greeks.3 t4 t1 l; |( ]6 r3 s% I z( r
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
6 N: o; @9 y) H4 o6 t# F( ZWhat seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise
; D# @4 l9 {& w- d$ e' b痛苦的审判是那些虚伪的祝福( r5 p% ?' `8 ~7 V2 Z5 d/ {
The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.9 |% U9 ]- T" s0 v' o! F: f- E
情感的好处就是让我们误入歧途( l# }" L0 a' I8 C
Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.& s$ c+ Q" w" y+ J
请不要射击钢琴师,他已经尽力了.9 v. I6 {, Q" A" W1 x: G
The heart was made to be broken
w+ H& d* X, K心是用来碎的
8 {; m1 ^* I3 y% v. ~- JThe public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
* Z v- J$ } d: ?8 H. R& K) l1 d' g公众是惊人地宽容,可以原谅一切除了天才
7 y1 O4 J3 O) O8 X6 cReligions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.) n2 _4 |- z5 V I8 c& z+ w
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 Z7 f8 V6 Q3 D1 T- bWhy was I born with such contemporaries2 ?0 y) b% J9 z+ f
为什么我会和这么多同代人一块出生呢?
" a) J+ V& Z: y0 f# WA poet can survive everything but a misprint.
' t2 n: ~' L' P. ?, i9 p7 l( X, G诗歌可以拯救一切除了印刷错误' Y+ ^' R( ~# @% V0 p; @
Only the shallow know themselves., U* }/ C( C# B
只有影子才懂他们自己
1 n* n( J6 W+ X9 K& \* {- U; { ]The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation.+ L: j5 R2 p$ Q7 F" e: Y
摆脱诱惑的唯一方式是被被诱惑,我能抗拒一切除了诱惑.
0 E3 t4 \7 j5 xDiscontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation& r- H9 R: F$ |# g& V
不满是进步中的人或民族的第一步
) V4 y7 D( e4 s5 w) qI like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.+ Q# i' \' t+ I4 d% [
我喜欢和自己说,因为节约时间和预防争论& t8 S- M4 o r! c/ W% C
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit
: m6 B& c# T. Q; \; w4 w( B0 [格言是智慧耐用的替代品# S/ k- P4 m2 p0 n. B
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
. n: H, x8 e$ A; Nworld.
2 O9 H! n7 z3 ?4 S" h9 ^2 C! ~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 L2 u" j% K( v# I" [
Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future." [$ [7 Z# Z8 Q! Z {$ h
每个圣人都有过去,每个罪人都有未来) D, p1 J" k! D) W
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.0 d/ X, \ X) p& u
活着是世上最珍贵的,大多数人只是存在,仅此而已.& S) ?' `- X# X0 w- E/ ]
I have nothing to declare except my genuis.
; B) v6 o$ L$ m9 { U8 x4 \我没什么好宣告的,除了我的天才, t/ S) z& q( [5 M4 E# m" k
I like men who have a future and women who have a past- d0 I8 \ U. E' p3 S5 ^3 o* @
我喜欢有未来的男人和有过去的女人' O) {4 z0 B4 y
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
4 ?8 u7 \ C4 T! W; w$ a. ~悲观主义者是那种有机会选两种不幸而全都选择的人
% L7 P3 \6 e( ?Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.
. D; L8 t. Z3 r( Z: J7 c4 C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
2 L2 P5 {' R0 b! @What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing4 Q& d, a! ~- c6 ~/ v; _8 p
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
6 K. q8 M; I8 o7 D7 ZI like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world. k9 l" e: V, \- m1 h4 @
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
0 X6 N5 c! |! v8 X3 TIt is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution
2 @" U! ^0 h0 H是忏悔而不是牧师给我们赦免! Z- B' L( t4 L/ V' M3 s8 n
I don't want to earn my living; I want to live
, h6 d% r6 c& D# T我不想谋生,我想生活
9 X. I; `; {+ J f1 qModeration is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
^2 Q; F E9 ?* K$ I/ n1 K适度是致命的,没有什么事想过剩那么成功.
5 Y1 R3 j1 N5 f) C0 O3 `6 BThe only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.
9 R9 G& t9 }# P, S6 c$ F% d比讨论更坏的唯一的事情是不讨论+ L* Y5 ~: g& l& |8 G, b" L. \
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers1 d2 q' P8 n" x! L$ B3 l, N: r
当神想惩罚我们的时候,他回应我们的祈祷
& Q8 b6 h0 d: `( l" T6 O2 hHow 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.
1 E0 ]) j5 g5 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?) G3 f) m- b5 U) q9 X3 ~
All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction
/ M' t/ w- [) o( q: ?* ^ O, F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
: }. z. X' ]' X: m) B0 e6 X: vNothing is so aggravating than calmness.4 L4 B- p& R) ?" }/ v
没有比冷静更让人恼火的! \$ O" B7 C& b" T/ F
Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.* w( x3 }' w Z" m8 M
声望是我从未经受的侮辱之一
/ ~6 C( D# ~. A3 x; QThe truth is rarely pure and never simple
; g9 ^9 G- A2 V真理很纯粹,可决不简单* d: f% z1 g# b( r z$ j) o+ X- ?! a4 \
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.5 U+ C& o& ^ Y& `5 l& p( a
奚落是庸才对天才的颂歌 Y3 b; V3 g$ Q$ e$ M. I% W% F
To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual
3 Q8 U) y7 T' }4 P* \7 i什么也不做是世上最难的事情,最难也最智力
' m" O! }: }2 wA true friend stabs you in the front.
! x5 j! H+ C3 r$ l! Z. l5 V真朋友当面中伤你
9 o0 x7 ?5 j8 gOrdinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.
6 H' E1 q# z/ W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& z* O. k* E! d* Y$ [
The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.8 A( g0 s+ d$ e9 H. z
教养与别人抵触,智慧和自己抵触+ C! E. n* H& `3 A) F
Hatred is blind, as well as love.! O6 ?2 U; K' Q6 S. c6 O" J
恨是盲目的,爱也是
2 k, `( b. F5 I# K1 g- {Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.; T9 l8 L; y! R8 x& x7 `9 _7 U$ {+ F9 D
注意穿着打扮是必要的,而有个生活目标却不是
* c4 O1 t# [ z/ |8 BAlways forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
3 W5 k: a4 U. Z+ D宽恕你的敌人,没什么能比这个让他们苦恼的了
3 s ` R( k; ~Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them
' z: g" c7 B/ `) c" }- g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! u2 N' R/ c) ~
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.7 T5 {7 \1 W/ d+ Y( E' F
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.
4 k. @, X# ?9 k. i6 q7 b7 `. ]! ~When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what world
7 a3 F* B( t5 R; n. l5 ~" `& \% V' \calls a romance.
5 ` E4 A) Y3 t/ o. p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
5 R# S- t& a" h3 n# L& g# Y2 \, sA gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
* v0 F, `8 b d绅士就是从不无意识伤害别人感觉的人
2 I$ m3 S2 B$ K( Q, O) j1 t0 EConversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative7 e, t% P, e9 B+ v5 P
谈论天气是无趣谈话最后的避难所! a" m Y( `$ J9 P( w
One's real life is often the life that one does not lead
3 J0 L: W" a9 I$ }, a真实生活就是我们不会引领的生活1 m5 J( j& {; K
Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others
, p3 V+ E* h% P( r. h9 k/ N邪恶是好人发明出来说明那些奇异而有魅力的人的神话
7 y2 u) ^* l7 j; ^7 DEvery great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography |
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