By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.

  • -- Victor Hugo 维克多雨果

把时钟的指针拨快,你就不能把时间拨快。

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Shakespeare often writes so ill that you hesitate to believe he could ever write supremely well; or, if this way of putting it seem indecorous and abominable, he very often writes so well that you are loth to believe he could ever have written thus extremely ill.

莎士比亚的作品常常写得很差,你会怀疑他是否能写得非常好;或者,如果这样说显得不礼貌和可恶,他常常写得那么好,你不愿意相信他会写得那么差。

When I write, I'm constantly putting myself in the position of someone else as I write using myriad voices; I think that's a life skill all people should learn.

当我写作时,我不断地把自己放在别人的位置上,用无数的声音写作;我认为这是所有人都应该学习的生活技能。

Call a girl pretty, and she'll forget it in an hour. Call a girl ugly, and she'll remember it for the rest of her life.

叫一个女孩漂亮,她一个小时内就会忘记。叫一个女孩丑,她会一辈子记住的。

O, for an engine, to keep back all clocks, or make the sun forget his motion!

啊,对于一台发动机来说,把所有的时钟都拨慢,或者让太阳忘记它的运动!

Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.

既然你不能把握一分钟,就不要浪费一小时。

No clock is more regular than the belly.

没有比肚子更有规律的时钟了。