On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.

  • -- George Orwell 乔治·奥威尔

总的来说,人类想要变好,但不是太好,也不是一直都很好。

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A couple of seats at a good picture house cost comparatively little but give a generous return in the shape of freshened minds and freedom from the worries that even the best regulated homes cannot always avoid.

几张好画屋的坐位相对来说成本较低,但却能带来丰厚的回报,让你头脑清醒,不用担心即使是监管最好的房子也无法避免的担忧。

I was very shy when I was younger. But I did have a terrible temperament. I would get angry very quickly, but the rest of the time I was this big goofball, playing the drums in a band and making out with girls.

我年轻的时候很害羞。但我确实有一种可怕的气质。我很快就会生气,但其余的时间我就是个大傻瓜,在乐队里打鼓,和女孩子们亲热。

In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.

事实上,礼貌是一种人造的好幽默,它掩盖了人们对它的自然缺乏,并以使习惯性成为几乎等同于真正美德的替代品而告终。

I get so nervous. I happen to be socially awkward and shy. I spent a lot of my time as an adult not going places.

我很紧张。我碰巧不善交际,而且很害羞。作为一个成年人,我花了很多时间不去任何地方。

Virtue is simply happiness, and happiness is a by-product of function. You are happy when you are functioning.

美德就是幸福,幸福是功能的副产品。当你在工作时,你是快乐的。

My husband says it is very good that I have very tiny feet, because they're easier to get in my mouth.

我丈夫说我的脚很小很好,因为它们更容易进入我的嘴里。

Roses are red violets are blue, God made me pretty, what happened to you?

玫瑰是红色的紫罗兰是蓝色的,上帝让我变得美丽,你怎么了?

I learned long ago that it is considered rude to vomit on your brother.

我很久以前就知道向你哥哥呕吐是不礼貌的。

You can change your mind, don't let your mind change you.

你可以改变你的想法,不要让你的想法改变你。

Philosophy is common sense with big words.

哲学是大词的常识。