When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.

  • -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世,罗切福科公爵

当我们拒绝表扬的时候,那只是表示我们渴望第二次被表扬。

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I had success early. And then I struggled for like three or four years, didn't live up to my expectations or probably the expectations of other people. It was frustrating at times and it was hard at times, but I really felt that my relationship with the Lord helped me get through that.

我很早就成功了。然后我挣扎了三四年,没有达到我的期望或者可能是其他人的期望。有时很沮丧,有时很艰难,但我真的觉得我与上帝的关系帮助我度过了那段时期。

If our countries had war the one with the other, that was no cause that he should put us to death; with which they were out of heart that their cruel pretense failed them. For which God be forever-more praised.

如果我们两国之间发生战争,他没有理由把我们处死;他们对他们残酷的伪装感到失望。为此,神要受更大的赞美,直到永远。

I have no desire to crow over anybody or to see anybody eating crow, figuratively or otherwise. We should all get together and make a country in which everybody can eat turkey whenever he pleases.

我不想对任何人吹嘘,也不想看到任何人吃乌鸦,不管是比喻的还是别的什么。我们应该团结起来,建立一个人人都可以随时吃火鸡的国家。

Almost anything that can be praised or advocated has been put to some disgusting use. There is no principle, however immaculate, that has not had its compromising manipulator.

几乎任何可以赞扬或提倡的东西都被用在了一些令人厌恶的用途上。无论多么完美的原则,都有其妥协的操纵者。

And people coming up asking for autographs, there's only one time when it kind of bothers me: when I'm eating.

当人们过来要求签名时,只有一次让我有点困扰:当我吃饭的时候。

Nothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, possession.

在艺术和科学上,没有什么比对勤奋、战利品和财产的渴望更少的了。