The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.

  • -- Robert Edward Lee 李将军

“诚实是最好的政策”这句陈词滥调遭到了“诚实不是政策”的公正批评。真正诚实的人,诚实来自于对正确的信念,而不是政策。

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I type even faster than I talk. I'm very proud of that. I type so fast. And I have to because the characters are living in real time and I've got to keep up with them. It's a miracle they even give me a royalty.

我打字比说话还快。我为此感到非常自豪。我打字很快。我必须这样做,因为角色是实时的,我必须跟上他们。他们居然给了我一笔版税,真是个奇迹。

A person usually has two reasons for doing a thing; one that sounds good and a real one.

一个人做一件事通常有两个理由;听起来不错,而且是真的。

I do my best work if I think about what it is I have to offer.

如果我思考我能提供什么,我就会尽我最大的努力。

I always think I am going to do my best.

我总是认为我会尽我最大的努力。