Cultivate solitude and quiet and a few sincere friends, rather than mob merriment, noise and thousands of nodding acquaintances.

  • -- William Powell 威廉·鲍威尔

培养孤独,安静和几个真诚的朋友,而不是乌合之众的欢乐,噪音和成千上万点头之交。

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I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he will.

我从未找到过比独处更好的伴侣。在大多数情况下,当我们出国与人交往时,比我们呆在自己的房间里时更感到孤独。一个思考或工作的人总是孤独的,让他去他想去的地方。

When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with others they want to be alone. After all, human beings are like that.

当他们独处的时候,他们想要和别人在一起,当他们和别人在一起的时候,他们想要独处。毕竟,人类就是这样的。

A poor man has few acquaintances.

穷人几乎没有熟人。

Acquaintance lessens fame.

熟人减少名声。