Never talk for half a minute without pausing and giving others a chance to join in.

  • -- Sydney Smith 史密斯

永远不要讲话半分钟不停下来,给别人一个加入的机会。

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So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong. I've never told anyone how old I am. The minute they ask me, I say 'That's none of your business.' So that means I've never once lied about my age. Now that's true!

所以人们认为我一直在谎报年龄?是记录错了。我从来没有告诉过任何人我有多大。他们一问我,我就说:‘这不关你的事。所以这意味着我从来没有谎报过自己的年龄。现在这是真的!

All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we were born, and no matter how hard we've tried to prove them wrong, they all think it about us now. And the really annoying thing is, they're probably right.

所有的父母都相信他们的孩子能做不可能的事。从我们出生的那一刻起,他们就这么想,不管我们多么努力地想证明他们错了,他们现在都在想我们。真正令人讨厌的是,他们可能是对的。

If I am not for myself, who is for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when?

我若不为自己,谁为我呢?如果我只为我自己,我是什么?如果不是现在,什么时候?

If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.

如果你拥有很多,那就捐出你的财富;如果你没有什么,就奉献你的心。