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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.
1 I' G! O% T) \, 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. 5 c4 M" |, z& R, Z$ ]: x
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist.
) u' `3 B4 k+ ~: x0 Q( w7 k9 F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
( }0 |; o, g; i2 HI represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit8 V- J1 D5 ~, e8 V6 g8 }
我提供给你们的是你们没勇气去犯的罪
. {, K4 a5 `3 t; P2 T+ A. p; MOne can always be kind to people one cares nothing about
" G! [& K9 {+ ?# l5 I2 ?9 d/ I总是善待别人的人对什么都不在意
9 ?( w) Y% e6 K& w4 L9 F) dWe Irish are too poetical to be poets; we are a nation of brilliant failures, but we are the greatest talkers since the1 P/ A! F* B7 h
Greeks.0 N& x& P, d& p. N% M( Y! D
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
$ u& y/ v4 ?3 H: a2 r( g1 jWhat seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise3 d1 i' i8 j0 D. ^0 w9 G$ Y L4 a
痛苦的审判是那些虚伪的祝福/ S& h5 w4 t& v( F( A/ h$ w
The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
3 [) W. b3 N1 y# u$ F q: R, {情感的好处就是让我们误入歧途
2 ^0 d* v( A4 B0 c i. K% {Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.
8 N- u: J: f. u5 h+ A请不要射击钢琴师,他已经尽力了.
1 G6 w7 D0 F: tThe heart was made to be broken
' S- j! y! d" M. n# H4 [4 X心是用来碎的3 a5 p! v& u, e" X3 L( Y4 K5 d# p8 U
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.5 ]7 B# Q+ o; Q b* M
公众是惊人地宽容,可以原谅一切除了天才* B0 h9 t/ X$ `. H; o* [0 S/ x
Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions. x3 J' m( m N8 K5 L" s
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
5 G) v2 l7 [7 B- q- k vWhy was I born with such contemporaries
" s& V6 P a p4 l4 c: i为什么我会和这么多同代人一块出生呢?" z$ Y& |* a( b
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.- p/ \5 K$ V$ g8 w2 K9 |
诗歌可以拯救一切除了印刷错误
+ x& d0 E" Z+ B& T' ?% W% N5 O. VOnly the shallow know themselves.
# t) A: L4 n4 {2 m. L只有影子才懂他们自己0 u6 ?' x2 ^8 [& T" h- X+ O6 \
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation./ a8 L6 l; D3 @& I' N2 n6 S" E, C- U
摆脱诱惑的唯一方式是被被诱惑,我能抗拒一切除了诱惑.
/ a' O* f- b: L3 B$ ?: QDiscontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation, l9 g' q3 D/ |- O
不满是进步中的人或民族的第一步8 x( g1 T6 S: L; N4 C, \( z
I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.) q" {0 N7 b/ Q) k8 K5 C- ~
我喜欢和自己说,因为节约时间和预防争论# y7 D- i# e0 k+ L/ u) m
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit
. [8 f& e* u9 G: A, S格言是智慧耐用的替代品! G8 K7 i1 m' r- x( n& Q
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* _8 Q0 O' [" {; [- @. L
world.1 P% f1 z" m. Z R$ }+ b5 R3 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 Q! n+ }8 K6 ] KEvery saint has a past and every sinner has a future.- V0 ^, F7 Q. s' Z# A
每个圣人都有过去,每个罪人都有未来. C2 F) O, e7 l: a) h& }/ d
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
; E# r4 [; D" |9 r6 B$ h! D# }活着是世上最珍贵的,大多数人只是存在,仅此而已.
* l! X- n5 F* UI have nothing to declare except my genuis.
. k: T; L8 n9 U: @9 z1 R# M8 F. N我没什么好宣告的,除了我的天才3 P( I' b* o5 {7 h: a% |' n3 Z
I like men who have a future and women who have a past' c8 L7 S: f( o2 a) H, h- z% C
我喜欢有未来的男人和有过去的女人
c2 J! D; u+ }Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both./ ^/ h Q, q, h5 e c
悲观主义者是那种有机会选两种不幸而全都选择的人
+ p% D6 `! k+ m. lSociety exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.
/ ? T, V6 ]; A" X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- p1 D! s& c7 c
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing$ X1 z. F3 D4 P. K
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2 l- |9 z! L* l- b" U2 m
I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.
# X3 p7 s1 N7 n2 R* E- N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
. R2 ^- r& r% _It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution
8 g9 |4 K. \6 t9 G# z4 `4 a是忏悔而不是牧师给我们赦免
* s9 ^1 L- _& X/ J% K, y pI don't want to earn my living; I want to live
/ l3 t6 D" E2 r我不想谋生,我想生活6 O% ~; _; Y$ h# L# I& w1 q1 N M; e
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
8 k% h+ @, o% T6 i适度是致命的,没有什么事想过剩那么成功.3 V% o; E J6 N
The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about./ B [% `2 \7 v2 i3 y
比讨论更坏的唯一的事情是不讨论
% p1 d7 j$ Z8 z1 Z/ m6 u3 TWhen the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers5 l6 v/ L/ _: R) h
当神想惩罚我们的时候,他回应我们的祈祷3 G2 Z# Q% o. d7 }
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.' N0 @2 X5 S% q/ 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?5 J, t; m5 Z* W# q' L: ]! k
All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction
: J6 R7 B7 ?1 q* j% S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
# r3 I- L, A M/ p) p7 INothing is so aggravating than calmness.; k; z* q3 f+ a. Q7 C. r* N
没有比冷静更让人恼火的1 [2 [$ U5 n5 C( T
Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.* A1 y3 E6 U. U0 s
声望是我从未经受的侮辱之一
* k) w5 o/ x7 q) o7 Y1 H0 o/ `The truth is rarely pure and never simple
) |' r0 Z! R, ^; s f真理很纯粹,可决不简单
l" [) g1 ?6 f; ARidicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities./ q% i* L4 | X" P5 j3 ]+ D
奚落是庸才对天才的颂歌4 \3 \) u1 f& w1 G; }% j& S$ O
To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual
. a s5 c( s W& z; ?. j" W什么也不做是世上最难的事情,最难也最智力; Q0 p3 t; ?& N: U$ h" z G4 b" p
A true friend stabs you in the front.
# F+ n @7 ^9 ]9 w" q7 v+ F; C' Y真朋友当面中伤你
$ D4 s/ Y8 S$ B) T9 mOrdinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.
0 T' B; M6 T. x! G; R4 D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, k8 |5 ?" z# o4 s% s# B
The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
2 `" K0 O2 p( K. M' Y) {教养与别人抵触,智慧和自己抵触# e+ m& r& b% Z- Y9 U9 h/ `
Hatred is blind, as well as love.2 V3 K$ q# _/ D- @+ e* Y
恨是盲目的,爱也是8 k/ J3 R& T. o0 Y% B1 _. z; V
Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
% o* U3 s3 }! H注意穿着打扮是必要的,而有个生活目标却不是# j4 B1 Y$ c7 R. P
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
7 _3 S6 ?3 I R/ n* V$ w宽恕你的敌人,没什么能比这个让他们苦恼的了# X5 ?# g6 u( d
Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them. h; y! o. L1 O; i7 v- ?
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
: {+ J3 ]( g5 Y, F; T8 dThere are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
) {+ e5 a4 h0 w( ?3 g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 Z9 _' u4 I1 R: v# E2 l, e( iWhen one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what world
+ @2 t$ H* c' Hcalls a romance.5 o+ n" v* X1 s% U: G; g3 M
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
+ Z# b% ?6 \, }' h0 rA gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
; T. ^" ]2 |) d- c; q, B& E绅士就是从不无意识伤害别人感觉的人
7 [9 }) R f4 s2 g, j$ R" SConversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative8 K# s' {- U2 G9 K, R
谈论天气是无趣谈话最后的避难所8 x" f$ X+ G0 Q9 p( E
One's real life is often the life that one does not lead
" ]0 M! g0 ?2 a+ V @7 I8 [" g, `% R* u真实生活就是我们不会引领的生活, h4 Q1 \% a. C+ Q! P5 t2 @
Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others4 x+ h1 R* w4 d+ S
邪恶是好人发明出来说明那些奇异而有魅力的人的神话" T( F7 C) l% u# W1 [' d
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