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Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man.

  • -- Robert Louis Stevenson 罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森

虚荣死很难;在某些顽固的情况下，它比人活得长。

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True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance.

真正的智慧与其说是自以为是，不如说是愚蠢。智慧人屡次疑惑，就改变心意。愚妄人固执，不疑惑。除了自己的无知，他什么都知道。

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People who worship only themselves get a slick, polished look -- like monuments. Too bad they had to go so soon.

那些只崇拜自己的人会有一种光滑、光亮的外表——就像纪念碑一样。真可惜他们这么快就走了。

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There is no restraining men's tongues or pens when charged with a little vanity.

人的舌头和笔，若为一点虚浮，是不能拦阻的。

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Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly.

形而上学不过是一种异常顽固的努力，目的是要清晰地思考。

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