The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor.

  • -- Albert Camus 阿尔伯特·加缪

西西弗斯被神罚不停地把一块石头滚到山顶,石头就会从山顶上掉下来。出于某种原因,他们认为没有什么比徒劳无功、毫无希望的劳动更可怕的惩罚了。

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A buddha made of mud crossing a river cannot protect even himself.

泥菩萨过江,自身难保。

Pigs may whistle, but they hae an ill mouth for 't.

猪会吹口哨,但它的嘴却不好使。