On this thin, scarcely real and yet so perceptible sensation the whole world hung as on a faintly trembling axis, and this in turn rested on the two people in the room.

  • -- Robert Musil 罗伯特·穆齐尔

整个世界就像悬在一根微微颤动的轴上,而这轴又落在房间里的两个人身上。

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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.

“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。

Some people are at the top of the ladder, some are in the middle, still more are at the bottom, and a whole lot more don't even know there is a ladder.

有些人在梯子的顶端,有些人在中间,还有更多的人在底部,更多的人甚至不知道有梯子。

I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.

我认为你的整个人生都表现在你的脸上,你应该为此感到自豪。

The hardest thing in life is letting go of something you though was real.

生活中最难的事情就是放弃一些你认为是真实的东西。