Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether peculiar to man, and speech is the great instrument of ambition.

  • -- Adam Smith 亚当·史密斯

伟大的抱负,对真正的优越性的渴望,对领导和指导的渴望,似乎完全是人类所特有的,而演讲是实现抱负的伟大工具。

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It is not my fault that certain so-called bohemian elements have found in my writings something to hang their peculiar beatnik theories on.

某些所谓的波西米亚元素在我的作品中找到了一些东西,把他们独特的“垮一代”理论挂在上面,这并不是我的错。

Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.

躺在床上是一种完美的、至高无上的体验,只要你有一支足够长的彩色铅笔在天花板上画画。

Our culture peculiarly honors the act of blaming, which it takes as the sign of virtue and intellect.

我们的文化特别推崇指责行为,认为这是美德和智慧的标志。

Love is not altogether a delirium, yet it has many points in common therewith.

爱并不完全是一种精神错乱,但它有许多共同之处。

It takes a tree ten years to mature; it takes a man one hundred years to form.

一棵树需要十年才能成熟;一个人需要一百年的时间才能形成。

Nobleness is not noble ancestry.

高贵不是高贵的血统。