It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour.

  • -- W. Somerset Maugham 威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆

众所周知,当幽默羞怯地推进时,美是不会以优雅的姿态出现的。

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Oh, you weak, beautiful people who give up with such grace. What you need is someone to take hold of you - gently, with love, and hand your life back to you.

哦,你们这些柔弱而美丽的人,他们如此优雅地放弃了。你所需要的是一个人来抓住你——温柔地,带着爱,把你的生活还给你。

The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.

一个好的领导者的天才之处在于,他留下了一个没有天才风度的常识可以成功处理的局面。

At its best, the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace. It is handed to you, but only if you look for it.

在最好的情况下,写作的感觉是任何不值得的优雅。它是给你的,但前提是你去寻找它。

It is a rare and difficult attainment to grow old gracefully and happily.

优雅而快乐地变老是一种罕见而又困难的成就。

Chess is not for timid souls.

象棋不适合胆小的人。