The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered.

  • -- Thomas Paine 托马斯·潘恩

人的能力总有不足之处,就像睡觉时毯子太薄一样。如果你把它拉到肩膀上,你的脚就会裸露;如果你把它推到脚上,你的肩膀就会露出来。

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Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets fall a single commonplace remark that shows us another side, another man, really; a man uncertain, and puzzled, and in the dark like ourselves.

有时候,一个我们一生都不喜欢的邻居,因为他的傲慢和自负,说出一句平凡的话,就会让我们看到他的另一面,一个真正的人;一个像我们一样茫然不知所措的人。

My feet never touched the ground. Lots of good groups with crazy and unique images. It was wild. I spent all of my time doing gigs, TV appearances, interviews, or recording. I could write a book - and probably will.

我的脚从未着地。很多优秀的团体都有疯狂而独特的图片。这是野生的。我把所有的时间都花在了演出、电视节目、采访或录音上。我可以写一本书——也许会。

Any middle-aged woman knows that our feet are not for the faint of heart, especially in midwinter. I wear clogs, so it's actually like my feet are wooden now.

任何中年妇女都知道,我们的脚不适合胆小的人,尤其是在隆冬时节。我穿木屐,所以我的脚现在是木制的。

Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding.

真正的教育最终必须局限于那些坚持知道的人,其余的只是放羊。

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

我们是我们假装的样子,所以我们必须小心我们假装的样子。

I loved being on the radio. Being paid to talk? It's like being paid to eat.

我喜欢上电台。拿薪水来说话?这就像吃饭一样。

Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself.

伙计,有时候你需要很长时间才能听起来像你自己。

My wild and free side unsettled some, and unwedged others.

我狂野自由的一面使一些人感到不安,也使另一些人感到不安。