After having won a scepter, few are so generous as to disdain the pleasures of ruling.

  • -- Pierre Corneille 高乃依

赢得权杖后,很少有人会如此慷慨地蔑视统治的乐趣。

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Marriage is a reflection of your life in general: how you treat people, how you argue, how secure you are in your own thoughts. How vehemently do you argue your point of view? With what disdain do you view the other's point of view?

婚姻是你生活的一个整体反映:你如何对待别人,你如何争论,你在自己的思想中有多安全。你对自己的观点争论得有多激烈?你用什么样的蔑视来看待别人的观点?

I like mathematics because it is not human and has nothing particular to do with this planet or with the whole accidental universe - because, like Spinoza's God, it won't love us in return.

我喜欢数学,因为它不是人类,它与这个星球或整个偶然的宇宙没有什么特别的关系——因为,就像斯宾诺莎笔下的上帝一样,它也不会反过来爱我们。

I am following Nature without being able to grasp her, I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.

我跟随自然,却无法把握她,也许我能成为一名画家要归功于花儿。

We're all generous, but with different things, like time, money, talent - criticism.

我们都很慷慨,但在时间、金钱、才能等方面却不尽相同——批评。

The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.

最好的快乐总是那些意想不到的。

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

胸怀大志,享受小乐趣。

At least is was a victory and at least we won.

至少是一场胜利,至少我们赢了。

Be just before you're generous.

先要慷慨,后要慷慨。