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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.# c5 U) f# E) ~/ x. F
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.
. L+ A: [0 z# d( m5 s. V' SNo great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist.
3 ]3 \7 G4 _; _& L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( q- ^2 {0 s {( [ M
I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit
7 ?& |4 J8 w) @4 I我提供给你们的是你们没勇气去犯的罪
1 h, N$ G3 V0 {8 A7 k% h* j8 AOne can always be kind to people one cares nothing about
! {, u- Y4 W5 x5 S( `% w; e6 M, J; c总是善待别人的人对什么都不在意, O# n8 Y/ m2 }9 ~% ]& v) Z; e
We Irish are too poetical to be poets; we are a nation of brilliant failures, but we are the greatest talkers since the9 }1 W9 K. ^' i4 ^4 D* c8 A
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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
: n2 [6 m! ^4 J# j+ j/ y( ^What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise
7 e- J' {' G* V/ `+ _痛苦的审判是那些虚伪的祝福' B9 Y3 X+ \/ p# Z$ |& a" t3 `5 G6 X
The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
! ^! s& s9 @5 c p情感的好处就是让我们误入歧途& n) v9 `6 y/ ^- L- i
Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.
, z8 Y' I- {- l; j& J请不要射击钢琴师,他已经尽力了.
" _6 a( E# s! _6 S5 YThe heart was made to be broken
~( h {3 O; o( o3 V H! P1 R心是用来碎的
" h; ^" z# T# Q5 h GThe public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.% s7 _' I( R' z) h! @8 h l, ?. U
公众是惊人地宽容,可以原谅一切除了天才
' A; k' r+ L0 QReligions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.0 G/ g" j4 S$ b1 \7 ^
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 o7 ^) T/ L, w% W' u) }
Why was I born with such contemporaries1 [% r/ @. U7 K* H: W A. }0 c
为什么我会和这么多同代人一块出生呢?
+ z; y; Q x9 b" l% Y+ [3 MA poet can survive everything but a misprint.
2 D, ?& M$ ^7 K+ z0 K诗歌可以拯救一切除了印刷错误 M4 v3 H+ @2 [* B! A- c' ]0 K
Only the shallow know themselves.
' Z2 F* V) v0 Y/ k只有影子才懂他们自己; a J3 p+ S# Y
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation.
+ i: Y, x/ @' _6 n, _7 k摆脱诱惑的唯一方式是被被诱惑,我能抗拒一切除了诱惑.
/ }5 I( V, I; z5 E# B- f i9 G1 ?Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation
, P; [, @1 N% @ B+ \) q不满是进步中的人或民族的第一步
2 I; c& W, r6 YI like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.7 w" U, S8 I4 `8 V
我喜欢和自己说,因为节约时间和预防争论9 b$ }+ S! f! D) ^9 R9 U
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit
$ W- s2 D2 p7 k4 e6 w3 t0 H2 C, s格言是智慧耐用的替代品
% I8 L0 i9 u% WA 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/ l7 @, c) I$ ?" O2 s
world.
( }) A# {* E1 I; L; s) W1 v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
) {) V5 j0 S% M: j6 y* f0 }Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.3 Z" `9 |3 r" H2 |3 i% I
每个圣人都有过去,每个罪人都有未来2 s; R. a2 k' M6 w
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
1 I# Y/ N% m3 u: j2 m' Q a5 Q9 U2 k活着是世上最珍贵的,大多数人只是存在,仅此而已.* x' B8 Y7 R0 E$ z
I have nothing to declare except my genuis.
1 G. O' s0 p$ C& s" Z, W我没什么好宣告的,除了我的天才1 P0 c5 I& X, a
I like men who have a future and women who have a past
5 X0 {0 k. b$ O; j+ R: M7 H$ b我喜欢有未来的男人和有过去的女人
2 K9 [* {& A: U2 K* A5 ~* MPessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
4 ?. s' J# g. X% s悲观主义者是那种有机会选两种不幸而全都选择的人
# ~/ z' i* s J" OSociety exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.
" {9 p' x# A9 \ G2 S p; v) I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. ^- q0 [% O+ z/ d( g4 f4 B
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing3 V o& E$ A8 [: G8 M9 m+ V
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
. [' N! W L& Q1 k) p! |I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.
, g/ k- G: T! k6 d4 {8 Y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2 `1 z# \- t! D; g
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution0 y K4 C5 F1 ?7 a+ C, Q L
是忏悔而不是牧师给我们赦免9 C. o. G; l' Y0 V
I don't want to earn my living; I want to live: }( _8 N# h* x
我不想谋生,我想生活) @* M/ m7 l3 h! L5 g
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.0 g6 E" w! Z6 O" r
适度是致命的,没有什么事想过剩那么成功.
$ C+ S, I6 E1 O G4 {The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.
, p* R& M9 U6 B8 m# j( ~" U& n比讨论更坏的唯一的事情是不讨论+ i: b7 ~) Q& {" X$ D+ v V
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers5 ~) T; i: i* x' r
当神想惩罚我们的时候,他回应我们的祈祷
$ Z/ G) o. ]; M& w/ aHow 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.
2 D) f! W* d; g$ b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?9 ^/ u% z. N) o1 d
All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction. R% q5 R1 z: K5 A: @( 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
0 P4 i) c/ P! r1 e, V, s1 J. mNothing is so aggravating than calmness.
' W) e6 L0 R& T( M没有比冷静更让人恼火的
. b# \- }/ M+ S, \5 o( XPopularity is the one insult I have never suffered.+ e8 {: l# y p' q
声望是我从未经受的侮辱之一
1 o- a" v& O3 s- w& [4 O6 l0 aThe truth is rarely pure and never simple
; q z; n* o o$ b( G0 R7 W' f$ L% `真理很纯粹,可决不简单0 J( H' |0 ^( h
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.# c. A% t4 u$ K I
奚落是庸才对天才的颂歌 d# G* g/ Z+ E; N# L0 f: F. i
To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual: N$ Y) h$ Q9 z
什么也不做是世上最难的事情,最难也最智力
' o) u9 }# }- I( yA true friend stabs you in the front.
s+ G5 [* q$ ?+ N& e8 v, [真朋友当面中伤你
! i. n8 S, Q. }1 t; o3 n( k9 POrdinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.
% W1 F* s$ x. I6 I. 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0 d5 ^ ]* Q" @* B$ Y) u8 [' X
The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
# N- e% P) V8 D教养与别人抵触,智慧和自己抵触& \: Z) Y) s( Z- }5 M
Hatred is blind, as well as love.
- K* b5 i0 A; k/ p恨是盲目的,爱也是
6 P5 E6 A/ f2 }7 F2 nLooking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
9 C5 u% @0 @& r* c) u o+ {注意穿着打扮是必要的,而有个生活目标却不是
5 {- W- J( [) sAlways forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.# }* Z) x/ t/ x. t! f5 s
宽恕你的敌人,没什么能比这个让他们苦恼的了
: ^% |% c+ C$ y, VChildren begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them
6 j; k3 l- o' 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0 \$ E) @! _0 s& k9 {: Y
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.! [# R& @1 e5 S9 a% q( X. `
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.
* O. |; B3 @& @- _2 t% yWhen one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what world7 V q7 a5 x2 [3 Y8 `
calls a romance.
# d q& R8 K# [. v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/ C6 o+ } ?+ L* ~2 n! j
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.$ H1 \# U4 x8 Y2 g8 |! g
绅士就是从不无意识伤害别人感觉的人 e- M5 K- P3 m# h2 e
Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative; @+ u; T( }1 K3 ^
谈论天气是无趣谈话最后的避难所
, ]! w1 ^2 b3 c3 `6 gOne's real life is often the life that one does not lead
" m) i% N; V S( V真实生活就是我们不会引领的生活
, C, U! i5 }9 B! sWickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others, F" K$ D3 A( C3 A" }& u3 q- x
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 Y: v- J3 K4 r7 ~9 j! UEvery great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography |
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