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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.0 Q; k' m: z! d. 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. 8 z7 v2 [0 E; s2 z& C1 C8 Y1 Z
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist.
8 \! w$ d: N5 P2 e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; F8 S4 U7 N4 H0 T4 ^& q5 ~
I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit8 ~% q% G- q% L/ }* P
我提供给你们的是你们没勇气去犯的罪7 b0 A7 i1 ]9 P( s" c+ D! U' `- o
One can always be kind to people one cares nothing about
, R! r6 q- K( J: ]' x3 }% a' h总是善待别人的人对什么都不在意+ u7 O$ I z9 q8 `5 R
We Irish are too poetical to be poets; we are a nation of brilliant failures, but we are the greatest talkers since the9 s* o3 {5 N* q! O
Greeks.
/ P$ f$ ~7 K. s0 N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
5 ~) E" |- y) i* n6 M/ mWhat seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise
& h/ }+ X" E$ h! n3 a& f痛苦的审判是那些虚伪的祝福5 ?. V0 ~: Y0 [
The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
: W: I9 y1 ^. t3 L; p9 L6 h1 _1 _情感的好处就是让我们误入歧途9 X0 `' b+ t0 h
Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.$ r- N4 F3 y5 Z' U* T" a( o1 g
请不要射击钢琴师,他已经尽力了.( \4 ]$ v/ h: L9 }8 ]- I+ t
The heart was made to be broken% T! ^4 t) d f) h% S) T+ C
心是用来碎的. ~2 o7 [8 s% a) Q2 w+ |# E
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.8 d) z0 N# a7 i: G9 O. n/ V
公众是惊人地宽容,可以原谅一切除了天才8 c* j+ T, _% M" E1 F W% u8 O
Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.) ^% o5 c6 x7 P
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$ e& | d/ I" y1 [7 A* }
Why was I born with such contemporaries
' B' ~" R8 {, `# j为什么我会和这么多同代人一块出生呢?
' Q. f6 e- n2 R5 m7 xA poet can survive everything but a misprint.
7 M& y( E4 h4 M+ w* g( M3 v诗歌可以拯救一切除了印刷错误
8 i1 \$ j# w7 k( D& a( fOnly the shallow know themselves.' m$ ? B+ [$ C) o" K
只有影子才懂他们自己
" _1 d- D% c4 B& b& M$ w% \/ e( ]The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation.
2 W* T7 c* T3 U8 ?& ^摆脱诱惑的唯一方式是被被诱惑,我能抗拒一切除了诱惑.
Z6 I, n, ?+ |' e VDiscontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation5 Q$ ]1 y6 C" T, B4 h- L4 q
不满是进步中的人或民族的第一步
. |7 q, ?0 `, u& _1 \I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.' e# h a( g) h3 ~2 n v6 L
我喜欢和自己说,因为节约时间和预防争论8 ~; a) {9 l8 [4 h( ] U$ W
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit
" @: @% l9 x+ {3 V5 ?2 [1 C格言是智慧耐用的替代品
5 |9 l [! u9 O9 DA 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
/ d3 N' ?, Z( d9 j% A- nworld.
+ o4 k/ N0 ~) O) @6 k! ?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
* D) t* M$ P/ P! Y# ^1 IEvery saint has a past and every sinner has a future.
/ A/ g5 g. z+ V9 S0 \( w9 k9 Y8 W每个圣人都有过去,每个罪人都有未来
0 X' o; T6 v; ]' FTo live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.& N, w/ i% Y% q, E8 {! p6 I
活着是世上最珍贵的,大多数人只是存在,仅此而已.
- Y- G& t9 ^# T9 ]* kI have nothing to declare except my genuis.
C4 T8 _" m6 ]3 e% H( R. x我没什么好宣告的,除了我的天才
8 _. T) r' w2 aI like men who have a future and women who have a past
0 S. P# o$ H$ E. |4 R我喜欢有未来的男人和有过去的女人* p5 D' ] `0 E
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.1 L6 V& o) j0 w0 ]$ E$ n, h
悲观主义者是那种有机会选两种不幸而全都选择的人
0 q- t. v( { E2 wSociety exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.
5 v5 w% V z+ F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
) T7 L2 D1 O) @What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing
2 ]8 J e9 r3 N6 Y: ^0 t' s: D9 B6 N; 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
/ e5 w- h3 V9 \* eI like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.
0 x b+ q. z, T, V0 P+ Y& L( }# L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 q3 ?! X; x# J" {) FIt is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution
) L+ [' x. k: J- a4 E是忏悔而不是牧师给我们赦免
- L: `3 h2 l$ |+ m* u; m9 nI don't want to earn my living; I want to live) W. A8 G, _+ A' T7 @: X: c
我不想谋生,我想生活
2 @) c! ?6 c: G7 }. qModeration is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
2 i8 u. v p. a. r# u7 T: {适度是致命的,没有什么事想过剩那么成功.& s3 z9 s( Q! Z/ o# z% r
The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.
. L0 g1 c% W: W% @& F: ~比讨论更坏的唯一的事情是不讨论
" E [& F5 h4 _. Z, eWhen the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers
6 b8 a' ?: u, V9 K- x当神想惩罚我们的时候,他回应我们的祈祷5 `6 O b6 ?( H/ J. j; n6 {
How 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.& ^+ L" j9 L5 H; e
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 n/ k# I- u: K* R( z) FAll charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction
0 v* s; ~ b9 x* I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; V- @, f) w: d# I! I
Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.
) d% B1 x7 \: u+ l# ]9 t5 [没有比冷静更让人恼火的
. G4 h. j! W3 |8 s; b9 @Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.
4 m- i& U2 H* @" P# m2 z- J声望是我从未经受的侮辱之一
; C. g1 W# `+ M" U. S$ wThe truth is rarely pure and never simple
% `8 |& G/ I, |, ?真理很纯粹,可决不简单. [1 `. I2 P, t; c
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.1 t* I% F6 S" |; F
奚落是庸才对天才的颂歌0 c4 i! b5 Q- L
To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual# L3 c2 s' l' \& Y6 p/ o8 O
什么也不做是世上最难的事情,最难也最智力
/ p4 A6 x y/ q% MA true friend stabs you in the front.0 ~3 p* l2 t3 ?. }) K
真朋友当面中伤你% e- D5 i. \- c8 B
Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.* }' o' O. {( g
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* b) }6 W8 ?# k3 k' b" X
The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves., X: B+ J8 t; c: |
教养与别人抵触,智慧和自己抵触$ \4 n3 ^/ Q# ~ z$ m8 Q
Hatred is blind, as well as love.
) t$ N- ?& d8 F, s, ?恨是盲目的,爱也是0 _/ x& {. g* y6 z$ Q- y
Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
0 y$ ?$ P. b- N' v# \* i注意穿着打扮是必要的,而有个生活目标却不是
5 C8 [* }8 [2 c2 D) Y ?* ]) GAlways forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.( l' @: k% o$ O) O/ P0 y
宽恕你的敌人,没什么能比这个让他们苦恼的了' b; O+ \. A0 U: I; w
Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them
! T" h! }1 |- ? S: t6 D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1 V# y+ h8 L2 o' Z; X- e
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.- ]( u, ?# r# E* k: v
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.# d: r4 a9 R. v, a# `! 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 F) U! ^# ?% x& {. c4 P$ t: D
calls a romance.
5 l" A! b4 k: m* r( l6 _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, d. `" ]' K3 t" p
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
1 ~$ {6 Y9 i2 Y绅士就是从不无意识伤害别人感觉的人2 S" }% d3 L0 W5 h
Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative
M9 v' E! d$ t3 D, {谈论天气是无趣谈话最后的避难所+ y. H" l& v4 V2 _+ _& |
One's real life is often the life that one does not lead3 c/ i: _( v$ ?# g' C5 C: [
真实生活就是我们不会引领的生活% b6 C ]- `* e- q2 d+ |9 n: ?
Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others- ^+ a0 H/ y7 B" K9 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: p) P8 \8 @# \
Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography |
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