When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended for self-flagellation solely.

  • -- Truman Capote 杜鲁门·卡波特

当上帝给你一份礼物时,他也会给你一根鞭子;鞭子只用于自我鞭笞。

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My aim then was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us.

那时我的目的是鞭笞造反的人,使他们的傲气降低,跟随他们到最深处,使他们惧怕我们。

I never intended to be a politician or office-seeker.

我从来没有想过要成为一名政治家或官员的求职者。

I never intended to become a run-of-the-mill person.

我从来没有想过要成为一个平庸的人。