In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.

  • -- Honoré de Balzac 尊敬的巴尔扎克

在潜到快乐的水底时,我们带上来的沙砾比珍珠还多。

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Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of great learning or genius, who are often too full to be exact, and therefore they choose to throw down their pearls in heaps before the reader, rather than be at the pains of stringing them.

只有学识渊博或有才能的人,才会容忍杂乱无章和缺乏条理。这些人往往吃得太饱,说不出话来。

My mother bought me a brand new suit for going away to college. We were poor, but she wanted me to have that. It was a powder blue suit with peg pants - you know, skinny at the bottom. I think I made quite an impression with that.

我妈妈给我买了一套全新的衣服准备去上大学。我们很穷,但她想让我拥有它。那是一套粉蓝色的西装,下摆是紧身裤。我想这给我留下了深刻的印象。

The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.

成功的秘诀是学会如何利用痛苦和快乐,而不是让痛苦和快乐利用你。如果你这样做了,你就控制了自己的生活。如果你不这样做,生活就会控制你。

The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust.

葡萄树上结着三种葡萄:第一种是快乐,第二种是陶醉,第三种是厌恶。

Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by liars.

不要试图在底部买进,在顶部卖出。只有骗子才能做到。

It's been a roller-coaster ride. But I haven't been diving this well for a while.

这就像坐过山车一样。但我已经有一段时间没在这口井里潜水了。

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

即使是珍珠在他洁白的牙齿面前也是黑的。