Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

  • -- Marcus Tullius Cicero 西塞罗

简洁是雄辩的一大魅力。

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I guess some people are brilliant enough to be brilliant on their own and never doubt anything and come up with fabulous things. But I think it's good to get into arguments with people and have them say, 'That sucks' or 'You're crazy' or 'That's cheesy"'or 'What do you think of this?'

我想有些人足够聪明,可以凭一己之力变得聪明,从不怀疑任何事情,并想出绝妙的点子。但我认为和别人争论是件好事,让他们说,‘那太糟糕了’或‘你疯了’或‘那太俗了’或‘你觉得这个怎么样?’

I protest that if some great Power would agree to make me always think what is true and do what is right, on condition of being turned into a sort of clock and would up every morning before I got out of bed, I should instantly close with the offer.

我抗议说,如果某个大国愿意让我永远思考什么是真的,做什么是对的,条件是把我变成一种时钟,每天早上在我起床之前就起床,那么我就应该立刻结束这个提议。

Good characters make you feel like you have new friends, don’t they? You have to re-read the books just to visit with them again. Grace Awakening. Book one: Awakening Dreams

好的性格会让你觉得你有了新朋友,不是吗?你必须重读这些书,才能再次和他们见面。优雅的觉醒。第一册:唤醒梦想

A great artist is always before his time or behind it.

伟大的艺术家总是在他的时代之前或之后。

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

美好的事物在短暂的时候是双倍的美好。

A short saying often contains much wisdom.

谚语常蕴含智慧。