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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I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy.

我仍然相信,固执地沉迷于我们个人思想中的普通语言是哲学进步的主要障碍之一。

They sin who tell us Love can die: with Life all other passions fly, all others are but vanity.

那些告诉我们爱会死的人是有罪的:在生活中,所有其他的激情都会飞走,其他的都只是虚荣。

Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted.

正直的人一旦接受一种意见,通常是相当顽固的。

We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.

当虚荣不能使我们说话时,我们很少说话。