The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows.

-- Charles De Talleyrand Perigord 查尔斯·德塔雷兰德·佩里戈尔

一个人的名誉就像他的影子，在他前面是巨大的，在他后面是矮小的。

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There's something about shadows because you make your own mind up about what's lurking in them.

阴影之所以存在，是因为你对隐藏在阴影里的东西有自己的判断。

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Everyone writes in Tolstoy's shadow, whether one feels oneself to be Tolstoyan or not.

每个人都是在托尔斯泰的阴影下写作的，不管你是否觉得自己是托尔斯泰主义者。

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I have a reputation for being the hardest working person in Congress.

我是国会里工作最努力的人。

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What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.

人们在你背后说的是你在社会中的地位。

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