Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.

  • -- William F. Buckley, Jr. 小威廉·F·巴克利

理想主义是好的,但当它接近现实时,成本变得令人望而却步。

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In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side.

事实上,伤害比杀戮更有成效。当死人静静地躺着,只剩下一个人的时候,受伤的人就在他身边逐渐地消耗着体力。

Perhaps women have always been in closer contact with reality than men: it would seem to be the just recompense for being deprived of idealism.

也许女人总是比男人更接近现实:这似乎是对被剥夺理想主义的一种公正的补偿。

An idealist is a man who looks at a rose, and thinks, because it smells sweet, it will make better soup than a cabbage.

理想主义者是这样的人:他看着一朵玫瑰,心想,因为它闻起来很香,所以它做的汤比卷心菜更好喝。

Sooner or later,reality does occur and when it does, all the lies show up, like blood on snow.

迟早,现实总会发生,当它发生的时候,所有的谎言都会出现,就像雪上的血一样。