To say that a thing has never yet been done among men is to erect a barrier stronger than reason, stronger than discussion.

  • -- Thomas Brackett Reed 汤玛斯·勃兰契特·瑞德

说人类之间还没有做过一件事,这就等于竖起了一道比理性更强大、比讨论更强大的屏障。

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The reason that a good citizen does not use such destructive means to become wealthier is that, if everyone did so, we would all become poorer from the mutual destructiveness.

一个好公民不使用这种破坏性的手段变得更富有的原因是,如果每个人都这样做,我们都会因为相互的破坏性而变得更穷。

Sometimes a lot of us men think we are doing everything for the woman we love, but there is an aspect of a woman a man doesn't understand.

有时候,我们很多男人都认为我们所做的一切都是为了我们爱的女人,但是女人有一个男人不理解的方面。

The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was and the present worse than it is.

人们发现很难快乐的原因是他们总是看到过去比过去更好,现在比过去更糟。

Man is a strange animal. He generally cannot read the handwriting on the wall until his back is up against it.

人是一种奇怪的动物。他通常只有背靠着墙壁才能看清墙上的字迹。

I'm more proud of quitting smoking than of anything else I've done in my life, including winning an Oscar.

在我的一生中,我最自豪的事就是戒烟,包括获得奥斯卡奖。

In history, the moments during which reason and reconciliation prevail are short and fleeting.

在历史上,理智与和解占上风的时刻是短暂而短暂的。

A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a devout manner.

一个人只有以虔诚的态度去做一双鞋,才能正确地做一双鞋。

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

说不可能做到的人不应该打断正在做这件事的人。

When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary.

当两个商人总是意见一致时,其中一个就没有必要了。

I think things happened the way they did for a reason.

我认为他们这样做是有原因的。