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Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears.
一半的人用嘴唇说谎;另一半则流着泪。
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb 纳西姆·尼古拉斯·塔勒布
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更多好句 ↗Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
时间是宝贵的,但真理比时间更宝贵。
Benjamin Disraeli
本杰明·迪斯雷利
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
据我们所知,人类存在的唯一目的就是在纯粹存在的黑暗中点燃一盏灯。
Carl Gustav Jung
卡尔·古斯塔夫·荣格
To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
对指责表示不满,就是承认自己可能罪有应得。
Tacitus
塔西托斯
The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.
爱护地球是我们最古老、最有价值、毕竟也是我们最愉快的责任。珍惜它所剩下的一切并促进它的复兴是我们唯一的希望。
Wendell Berry
温德尔·贝里
We can love an honest rogue, but what is more offensive than a false saint?
我们可以爱一个诚实的无赖,但有什么比一个虚伪的圣人更令人讨厌呢?
Jessamyn West
杰萨姆·韦斯特
A man who lies, thinking it is the truth, is an honest man, and a man who tells the truth, believing it to be a lie, is a liar.
一个人如果认为他说的是真话,他就是一个诚实的人;如果一个人说的是真话,他相信那是谎话,他就是一个说谎者。
William Safire
威廉·萨菲尔