Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead.

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

葬礼的盛况与其说是为了死者的荣誉,不如说是为了生者的虚荣心。

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They describe themselves as now living like cavemen. In the meantime, Milosevic has become a hero at home because he's defending his country and we're making no progress towards peace, ... Larry King Live.

他们形容自己现在像穴居人一样生活。与此同时,米洛舍维奇在国内成了英雄,因为他在保卫自己的国家,而我们在和平方面没有取得任何进展。拉里金现场。

My father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding and the baby at every christening.

我的父亲总是想成为每一个葬礼上的死尸,每一个婚礼上的新娘,每一个洗礼仪式上的婴儿。

If you work hard on your job you can make a living, if you work hard on yourself you can make a fortune.

如果你努力工作,你就能谋生;如果你努力工作,你就能发财。

And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud.

谁不带着同情走了一段路,就会裹着寿衣走向自己的葬礼。