It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow.

  • -- Benjamin Franklin 本杰明富兰克林

压抑最初的欲望要比满足随后的欲望容易得多。

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But he did not understand the price. Mortals never do. They only see the prize. Their hearts desire, their dream....But the price of getting what you want is getting what you once wanted.

但是他不明白这个价钱。人类永远不会做。他们只看到奖品。他们的心渴望,他们的梦想……但是得到你想要的东西的代价就是得到你曾经想要的东西。

Its easier to provoke a mob than a single person. When it comes to pacifying, its the other way round.

煽动暴民比煽动一个人容易。说到安抚,情况恰恰相反。

The decision is 'trust fund' versus 'no more Medicaid' - and that shouldn't be a tough decision.

这个决定是“信托基金”还是“不再有医疗补助”——这应该不是一个艰难的决定。

I desire to put off my trial as long as I can till I can get my evidence ready.

我希望尽可能地推迟审判,直到我能准备好证据为止。

Follow your heart even if she is wrong, because only few dares to do that.

即使她错了,也要跟着自己的心走,因为只有少数人敢这么做。

It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.

预防坏习惯比改掉坏习惯容易。

Never let the other fellow set the agenda.

永远不要让别人来安排日程。

I am not a Sufi, but I follow the Sufi.

我不是苏菲派,但我追随苏菲派。