The country is provincial; it becomes ridiculous when it tries to ape Paris.

  • -- Honoré de Balzac 尊敬的巴尔扎克

这个国家是省级的;当它试图模仿巴黎时,就变得可笑了。

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I never go anywhere. I do sketches and make phone calls, and people visit. It's more fun to come to Paris.

我哪儿也不去。我画素描,打电话,人们来访。来巴黎更有趣。

I have moved to a smaller house in Paris, and I don't fancy having so much staff now.

我已经搬到巴黎的一所小一点的房子里去了,我不喜欢现在有那么多员工。

The Church doesn't censor. It tries to guide its faithful through catechism.

教会不会审查。它试图通过教义问答来引导信徒。

Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.

任何试图剥夺我尊严的人或机构都将蒙受损失。

An ape, a priest, and a louse, are three devils in one house.

无尾猿、牧师和虱子是一个房子里的三个魔鬼。