That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.

-- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵

自诩最温柔的好心肠，往往会被最无关紧要的私利所扼杀。

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If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right to go croaking about society, or what is worse, looking as if he stifled grief.

如果一个人郁郁寡欢，就由他自己去好了。没有人有权利在社会上大声疾呼，更糟糕的是，他看起来像是在压抑悲伤。

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It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work.

雕刻家或画家经常谈论或写他的作品是错误的。这释放了他工作所需要的紧张情绪。

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Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth.

成熟往往比青春更荒唐，而且往往对青春最不公平。

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