The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

  • -- Jane Austen 简·奥斯汀

一个人,不管是绅士还是女士,如果对一本好的小说不感兴趣,那他一定是愚蠢得令人无法忍受。

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The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.

在这个世界上,我们最大和最高尚的快乐是发现新的真理,其次是摆脱旧的偏见。

Luxury is an enticing pleasure, a bastard mirth, which hath honey in her mouth, gall in her heart, and a sting in her tail.

奢侈是一种诱人的快乐,是一种私生子的欢乐,嘴里有蜜,心里有苦,尾巴上有刺。

This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.

这是对一个绅士的最后考验:他对那些对他毫无用处的人的尊重。

And what would they be scared of? There's nothing to fear in a perfect world, is there?

他们会害怕什么?在一个完美的世界里没有什么好害怕的,不是吗?

A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.

君子不侮辱我,没有人能侮辱我。

There are many secrets; don’t try to resolve them all.

有很多秘密;不要试图解决所有的问题。