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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I'm shocked at being recognized. You go to places you don't think you would be and still, you are. Taxi drivers often recognise me... but I haven't got a free ride yet.

我被认出来感到震惊。你去了一些你认为你不会去的地方,但你还是去了。出租车司机经常认出我……但是我还没有免费乘车。

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。

It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.

人们常说,在你死之前,你的生命在你眼前逝去。事实上这是真的。它叫做生活。