Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.

  • -- W. Somerset Maugham 威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆

任何人都能讲真话,但只有很少的人能讲警句。

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The only freedom I care about is the freedom to do right; the freedom to do wrong I am ready to part with on the cheapest terms to anyone who will take it of me.

我唯一关心的自由是做正确事情的自由;我愿意以最便宜的条件,与任何愿意接受我的人分手。

Our live experiences, fixed in aphorisms, stiffen into cold epigrams. Our heart's blood, as we write it, turns to mere dull ink.

我们的生活经验,固定在格言中,僵化成冰冷的警句。当我们写的时候,我们的心的血变成了暗淡的墨水。

Actually, I don't think there's anyone that represents the artists, except the artists themselves.

事实上,我不认为有任何人能代表艺术家,除了艺术家自己。