Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

  • -- Oscar Wilde 奥斯卡王尔德

适度是致命的。没有什么比过度更成功的了。

相关名言

Rock and Roll has certainly tried to take its toll on me. I'd rather not talk about my past excesses here, although some hardcore rockers might argue that those excesses were responsible for some great records, but I know which side I came out on.

摇滚乐确实试图对我造成伤害。我不想在这里谈论我过去的过分行为,尽管一些铁杆摇滚歌手可能会说,这些过分行为造就了一些伟大的唱片,但我知道自己站在哪一边。

Teach success before teaching responsibility. Teach them to believe in themselves. Teach them to think, 'I'm not stupid'. No child wants to fail. Everyone wants to succeed.

先教成功,再教责任。教他们相信自己。教他们思考,“我不傻”。没有孩子愿意失败。每个人都想成功。

Why should we live with such hurry and waste of life? We are determined to be starved before we are hungry.

我们为什么要如此匆忙而浪费生命呢?我们决定先挨饿后挨饿。

It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

说“我们已经尽力了”是没有用的。“你必须成功地做必要的事情。

A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.

适度一点是好的。当然,我的生活并不完全是适度的。