A reputation for a thousand years may depend upon the conduct of a single moment.

  • -- Ernest Bramah 欧内司特·布拉默

千年的声誉可能取决于一瞬间的行为。

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A strong reputation is like a good bonfire. When you have one kindled it's easy to keep the flame burning, even if someone comes along and tries to piss on it. But if you fall asleep and neglect it...You'll wake up with ashes.

良好的声誉就像一堆篝火。当你点燃了一个,很容易让火焰继续燃烧,即使有人走过来试图在上面撒尿。但如果你睡着了,忽视了它……你会带着灰烬醒来。

On the one hand, shopping is dependable: You can do it alone, if you lose your heart to something that is wrong for you, you can return it; it's instant gratification and yet something you buy may well last for years.

一方面,购物是可靠的:你可以一个人去购物,如果你对不适合自己的东西失去信心,你可以退货;这是即时的满足,但你买的东西可能会持续多年。

Solitude is strength to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines.

独处是一种力量,依赖于人群的存在是一种软弱。一个需要一群暴徒给他鼓劲的人比他想象的要孤独得多。

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

只有时间才能使人的名誉得到提高,而时间的结果却是使人的缺点得到尊重。