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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Wales was in ancient times divided into three parts nearly equal, consideration having been paid, in this division, more to the value than to the just quantity or proportion of territory.

在古代,威尔士被划分为几乎相等的三个部分,在这一划分中,对价值的考虑要多于对领土数量或比例的考虑。

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。

The hell to be endured hereafter, of which theology tells, is no worse than the hell we make for ourselves in this world by habitually fashioned our characters in the wrong way.

神学告诉我们,来世将要忍受的地狱,并不比我们在这个世界上习惯性地以错误的方式塑造我们的角色而为自己制造的地狱更糟糕。

The landlady of a boarding-house is a parallelogram - that is, an oblong angular figure, which cannot be described, but which is equal to anything.

一个寄宿家庭的女房东是一个平行四边形,也就是说,一个长方形的角形,这是无法描述的,但它等于任何东西。

It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.

一个爱着的人,当他停止被爱的时候,却没有意识到,这几乎总是一个人的过错。

Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.

殖民地并不因为独立而停止成为殖民地。

Caution: These verses may be hazardous to your solemnity.

注意:这些经文可能会对你的庄严造成危险。

Caution is the parent of delicate beer-glasses.

谨慎小心,小心谨慎。