Of all liars the most arrogant are biographers: those who would have us believe, having surveyed a few boxes full of letters, diaries, bank statements and photographs, that they can play at the recording angel and tell the whole truth about another human life.

  • -- A. N. Wilson A.N.威尔逊

在所有的说谎者中,最傲慢的是传记作家:这些人会让我们相信,在调查了几个装满信件、日记、银行对账单和照片的盒子之后,他们可以像录音天使一样,讲述另一个人生活的全部真相。

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Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you've ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that's life. Who isn't like that? What's the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.

有时候我可能非常傲慢,有时候我可能是你见过的最谦虚的人,有时候我可能介于两者之间。但这就是生活。谁不喜欢呢?如果我有一个傲慢的时刻有什么大不了的。

There is something mean in human nature that prefers to think evil, that gives a willing ear and a ready welcome to calumny, a sort of jealousy of goodness and greatness and things of good report.

人的本性中有一种卑鄙的东西,它喜欢去想邪恶的事情,它愿意倾听,随时欢迎别人的诽谤,它对善良、伟大和好事的嫉妒。

I was a solipsist and a narcissist and much too arrogant. I have a lot more compassion now, but it took a long time.

我是一个唯我论者,一个自恋者,而且过于自大。我现在有了更多的同情心,但是花了很长时间。

The human crisis is always a crisis of understanding: what we genuinely understand we can do.

人类的危机总是一场理解的危机:我们真正理解的是我们能做什么。

Caesar recognized the omens, but he didn't believe they applied to him.

凯撒意识到了这些征兆,但他不相信它们适用于他。

Believe it or not, I swear Im just a human being.

信不信由你,我发誓我只是一个人。