An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children.

-- Benjamin Disraeli 本杰明·迪斯雷利

一个作家谈论自己的书就像一个母亲谈论自己的孩子一样糟糕。

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It appears a bold thing to say so when one sees how much many a modern author who knows how to make a skilful use of the Book of Chronicles has to tell about the tabernacle.

当我们看到有多少现代的作家知道如何巧妙地运用历代志书来讲述神龛时，这样说似乎是大胆的。

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If a man speaks in the forest and there is no woman to hear him, is he still wrong?

如果一个男人在森林里说话，却没有女人听到，他还是错的吗?

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Empty words show an empty mind, and silence speaks most eloquently of all.

空言显空意，沉默最能说明一切。

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Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup.

礼貌:喝汤时不要发出的声音。

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