When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended for self-flagellation solely.

  • -- Truman Capote 杜鲁门·卡波特

当上帝给你一份礼物时,他也会给你一根鞭子;鞭子只用于自我鞭笞。

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My aim then was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us.

那时我的目的是鞭笞造反的人,使他们的傲气降低,跟随他们到最深处,使他们惧怕我们。

Another man's horse and your own whip can do a great deal.

别人的马和你自己的鞭子能起很大作用。

I never intended to be a politician or office-seeker.

我从来没有想过要成为一名政治家或官员的求职者。

I never intended to become a run-of-the-mill person.

我从来没有想过要成为一个平庸的人。