The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest genius is not always equal to himself, or he would cease to be human.

  • -- Honoré de Balzac 尊敬的巴尔扎克

一个人的行为习惯上带有他的思想烙印,他就是一个天才,但最伟大的天才并不总是与他自己相等,否则他将不再是人类。

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We fear that this moment will end, that we won't get what we need, that we will lose what we love, or that we will not be safe. Often, our biggest fear is the knowledge that one day our bodies will cease functioning. So even when we are surrounded by all the conditions for happiness, our joy is not complete.

我们害怕这一刻将会结束,我们将得不到我们需要的,我们将失去我们所爱的,或者我们将不再安全。通常,我们最大的恐惧是知道有一天我们的身体会停止运作。所以即使我们被幸福的所有条件所包围,我们的快乐也不是完全的。

The streets and alleys of the ward were notoriously filthy, and the contractors habitually neglected them, not failing, however, to draw their regular payments from the city treasury.

病房里的大街小巷都是出了名的肮脏,承包商们习惯性地忽视了他们,然而,他们并没有忘记从市财政中定期支取款项。

It is hard to be defensive toward a danger which you have never imagined existed.

对你从未想象过的危险采取防御措施是困难的。

And once you cease to be a real person, you stop being a good actor.

一旦你不再是一个真实的人,你就不再是一个好演员。

In the matter of justice, all should be equal in your eyes.

在正义的问题上,所有人在你眼中都应该是平等的。

There is no force equal to that of a determined woman.

没有一种力量比得上一个有决心的女人的力量。

That is the lion's tail, do not play with it.

那是狮子的尾巴,不要玩弄它。