People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.

  • -- Saadi Shirazi 萨迪·西拉兹

人们在为孔雀华丽多彩的羽毛而欢呼,而孔雀自己却因为自己丑陋的脚而脸红。

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When people get at each other's throat, the rich and the poor and the Left and the Right and so on, and you have a basic breakdown, that becomes very threatening.

当人们互相掐对方的喉咙时,富人和穷人,左派和右派,等等,你会有一个基本的崩溃,这变得非常有威胁。

I prefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.

比起漂亮的谎言,我更喜欢丑陋的事实。如果有人告诉我真相,那就是我奉献我的心。

I do not know if she was virtuous, but she was ugly, and with a woman that is half the battle.

我不知道她是否贤惠,但她长得很丑,和一个女人在一起就等于成功了一半。

You may be surprised to discover you're rich, especially if you're broke.

你可能会惊讶地发现自己很富有,尤其是当你身无分文的时候。