It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather than a baker, when he is no longer compelled, as among the Egyptians, to succeed to his father's craft.

  • -- Honoré de Balzac 尊敬的巴尔扎克

当一个人不再像埃及人那样被迫继承他父亲的手艺时,我们很想知道是什么原因使他成为文具商而不是面包师。

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Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.

不要急于求成。你会为什么而活?最好让地平线成为你的目标;它总是在你前面。

I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us.

我赌输了。我没能为自己做出这样的选择,但我成功地验证了黑暗时代依然存在。

It is love alone that leads to right action. What brings order in the world is to love and let love do what it will.

只有爱才能导致正确的行动。给世界带来秩序的是爱,让爱为所欲为。

When knowledge is limited - it leads to folly... When knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation.

当知识是有限的,它会导致愚蠢……当知识超过一定限度时,就会导致剥削。

A woman, the more curious she is about her face, is commonly the more careless about her house.

一个女人对她的脸越好奇,通常对她的房子就越粗心。