It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public.

  • -- George Henry Lewes 乔治·亨利·路易斯

不幸的是,许多不真诚的文学和艺术,仅仅是为了达到目的而进行的,是通过欺骗公众而成功的。

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An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

虚情假意的朋友,比野兽更可怕;野兽可能会伤害你的身体,但一个邪恶的朋友会伤害你的思想。

What people value in their books and thus what they count as literature really tells you more about them than it does about the book.

人们在他们的书中看重什么,因此他们认为什么是文学,实际上比书本身更能说明他们的问题。

Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

在大多数情况下,成功取决于知道需要多久才能成功。

The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others.

生活中成功的最好方法就是按照我们给别人的建议去做。

A hundred "no's" are less painful than one insincere "yes."

一百个“不”比一个不真诚的“是”更让人痛苦。

Literature is the question minus the answer.

文学就是问题减去答案。