The World, thinking itself affronted by superior merit, takes delight to bring it down to its own level.

  • -- Samuel Richardson 塞缪尔·理查森

这个世界认为自己被优越的品德所冒犯,乐于把它降低到自己的水平。

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I don't want people confusing what it is that I'm about. I just stand there and sing. And I don't do stunts or anything. if I wanted to do all that, I don't think I'd get away with it.

我不希望人们混淆我在说什么。我只是站在那里唱歌。我不做特技什么的。如果我想做这一切,我想我不会侥幸成功。

The way to get on in the world is to be neither more nor less wise, neither better nor worse than your neighbours.

在这个世界上,要想出人头地,既不要比你的邻居聪明,也不要比他们更聪明,也不要比他们更坏。

The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient.

所谓功德的充分性,就是知道我的功德还不够。

What the Puritans gave the world was not thought, but action

清教徒给世界的不是思想,而是行动

I am not afraid to walk this world alone.

我不害怕一个人走在这个世界上。