There was nothing noble-minded men could not do when they discovered they could slap time on their wrists just like that.

  • -- Jamaica Kincaid 牙买加·琴凯德

当高尚的人发现他们可以这样打发时间时,没有什么是做不到的。

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It renders the body a more perfect instrument of the soul and at the same time makes the soul itself a finer instrument of the whole man in seeking for Truth and in transmitting it to others.

它使身体成为灵魂的一个更完美的工具,同时使灵魂本身成为整个人寻求真理和传播真理的一个更好的工具。

Till a man can judge whether they be truths or not, his understanding is but little improved, and thus men of much reading, though greatly learned, but may be little knowing.

直到一个人能够判断它们是否是真理,他的理解力才会有所提高,因此,博学的人虽然学识渊博,却可能知之甚少。

By the time The Band did The Last Waltz, the chemistry had changed, and it wasn't a thrill anymore to live that studio kind of life.

当乐队演奏最后一支华尔兹时,气氛已经发生了变化,那种工作室式的生活不再是一种刺激。

I'm most proud of having created something that men never completely get.

我最自豪的是,我创造了一种男人永远无法完全得到的东西。

We've discovered that the less we do, the more money we make.

我们发现,我们做的越少,赚的钱就越多。