Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old.

  • -- Washington Irving 华盛顿欧文

当一个男人的朋友开始称赞他看起来年轻时,他可能确信他们认为他正在变老。

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I know what I write about seems exotic to a lot of people, but not for me. I pulled up to an old trading post and saw a few elderly Navajos sitting on a bench. I felt right at home.

我知道我写的东西对很多人来说似乎是异国情调,但对我来说却不是。我把车停在一个旧的贸易站前,看见几个上了年纪的纳瓦霍人坐在长凳上。我感觉就像在家里一样。

He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young.

想要光荣舒适地度过晚年的人,年轻时应该想到自己有一天会变老,年老时应该记住自己曾经年轻过。