28. We want to live by each other\'s happiness-not by each other\'s misery. ------Chaplin, “The Great Dictator”
我们必须仰赖彼此的快乐过活—而非仰赖彼此的不幸. ------卓别林,〈大独裁者〉
a gentleman, and always a gentleman. ------Dickens, Little Dorrit
一日为绅士,终身为绅士. ------狄更斯,《小杜丽》
is not innocence but sin. ------Browning
无知并非单纯,而是罪恶 ------勃朗宁
shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both. ------Emerson
上帝说,你可以拥有喜悦,或者你可以拥有权势;但是你不可以拥有二者. ------爱默生
we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
------Bradstreet, “Meditations Divine & Moral”
如果没有冬天,春天不会如此悦人; 如果人们不是有时得尝尝不幸,幸运不会如此受人欢迎.
33. History is the might Tower of Experience, which Time has built amidst the endless fields of bygone ages. ------Van Loon, The Story of Mankind
历史是经验的巨塔.岁月在无限的往昔旷野中,建立此一巨塔.
history of man is the record of a hungry creature in search of food.
------ Van Loon, The Story of Mankind
人类历史是饥饿者寻觅食物的纪录.
35. Glory abroad too often means misery at home.
------ Van Loon, The Story of Mankind
国外的光荣往往意味著国内的困苦.
36. A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friend.
------Balthasar Gracian, “The Golden Mean”
智者从他的敌人那而所得到的益处,要比愚者从他的朋友那所得到的益处为多.
are never ridiculous for being what they really are, but for affecting what they really are not.
------Lord Chesterfield, “Affectation”
人们在保持本来面目的时候,绝对不会是可笑的;只有在装腔作态的时候,他们才是可笑的.
who hunts for flowers; and he who loves weeds will find weeds.
------Beecher, “The Cynic”
寻觅花朵的人将找到花朵;喜爱杂草的人将找到杂草.
can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill.
------Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull
我们可以提升自我,远离无知,可以发现自己是卓越,聪明,技巧高超的动物.
gull sees farthest who flies highest.
------ Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull