Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.

  • -- Thomas Hobbes 托马斯·霍布斯

人的本性就是如此,无论他们如何承认别人比自己更机智、更雄辩或更有学问;然而,他们几乎不会相信有许多人像他们一样聪明。

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Now, where does my comedy come from, like, as a human being? Yeah, when I was a kid I was dyslexic and had to go to special-ed every day and felt stupid about that and got very witty to defend myself.

那么,作为一个人,我的喜剧从何而来?是的,当我还是个孩子的时候,我有诵读困难,每天都要去参加特殊教育,对此我感到很愚蠢,但我很聪明地为自己辩护。

If you are feeling something, then Shakespeare felt it and wrote about it - and wrote about it so eloquently.

如果你有某种感觉,那么莎士比亚就会有这种感觉,并把它写下来——而且写得非常生动。

Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom.

悲观主义只是胆小的人给智慧取的名字。

Money is more eloquent that a dozen members of parliament.

钱比十几个国会议员更有说服力。

They talk like angels but they live like men.

他们说话像天使,但生活像男人。

Let's have some new cliches.

让我们来听一些新的陈词滥调。