There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire; it is hardly a passion, but a blight bred in the cloudy, damp despondency of uneasy egoism.

  • -- George Eliot 乔治·艾略特

有一种嫉妒是不需要什么火就能点燃的;这很难说是一种激情,而是在令人不安的利己主义的阴郁、潮湿的沮丧中滋生出来的一种枯萎病。

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Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits.

如果我们明白爱是一种与我们的优点完全无关的激情,嫉妒就不会那么痛苦了。

If you're talking behind my back, that just means my life is obviously more interesting than yours.

如果你在我背后说,那只是意味着我的生活显然比你的更有趣。

An animal that embarks on forming states without greatly restricting egoism will perish.

一种动物如果不严格限制利己主义,就开始形成国家,那么它就会灭亡。