Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.

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

老年是暴君,他在死亡的痛苦下禁止青年的欢乐。

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I think that different pleasures work for different readers - a friend of mine won't read anything that's not a cardiovascular sort of page-turner. I tend to care less about plot, but I'm a sucker for humor and strangeness.

我认为不同的快乐适用于不同的读者——我的一个朋友不会读任何不引人入胜的书。我不太在意情节,但我喜欢幽默和奇怪。

I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles forbid it the simplicity of our system of government forbids it.

我不能同意我这必死无疑的躯体将被埋葬在一个为皇帝或国王准备的宝库中。我的共和情怀和原则禁止我这样做。

Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.

放纵自己,最大的快乐带来最大的痛苦。