The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is flattered.

  • -- Richard Steele 斯蒂尔

愚人自怜,直到被奉承。

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It isn't until you begin to fight in your own cause that you become really committed to winning and become a genuine ally of other people struggling for their freedom.

只有当你开始为自己的事业奋斗时,你才会真正下定决心去赢得胜利,并成为他人争取自由的真正盟友。

Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the nonpharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.

自怜是最具破坏性的非药物麻醉品;它让人上瘾,给人短暂的快乐,让受害者脱离现实。

A work of art when placed in a gallery loses its charge, and becomes a portable object or surface disengaged from the outside world.

一件艺术品放在画廊里就失去了它的吸引力,变成了一个可移动的物体或与外界隔绝的表面。

It is a pity that instead of the Pilgrim Fathers landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock had not landed on the Pilgrim Fathers.

遗憾的是,普利茅斯岩并没有让清教徒祖先登陆普利茅斯岩,而是让清教徒祖先登陆了普利茅斯岩。

A stepping-stone can be a stumbling block if we can't see it until after we have tripped over it.

如果我们在被踏脚石绊倒后才看到它,那么它就是绊脚石。

I'm a boxer who believes that the object of the sport is to hit and not get hit.

我是一名拳击手,我相信这项运动的目的是击打而不是被击打。

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.

生活中最好的乐趣在于适度。

The only journey is the one within.

唯一的旅程是内在的。