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In outward show so splendid and so vain; 'tis but a gilded block without a brain.

  • -- Phaedrus 菲得洛斯

在外表上是那么辉煌，那么虚荣;这只不过是一块没有大脑的镀金的石头。

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Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners.

乍一看，似乎没有什么比人类行为的外在形式更不重要的了，然而，没有什么比这更值得人们重视的了:除了生活在一个没有自己礼仪的社会里，人们对一切都习以为常了。

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I learned from different guys I played with, too. The key was probably three people: The good Lord, the offensive linemen I played with and great fullbacks that could block very well.

我也从不同的球员身上学到了很多。关键可能是三个人:善良的上帝，和我一起踢球的进攻型边锋，以及能很好地阻挡对方进攻的伟大后卫。

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Any garment which is cut to fit you is much more becoming, even if it is not so splendid as a garment which has been cut to fit somebody not of your stature.

凡为你裁剪的衣服，就是不及为不像你这样身材的人裁剪的衣服好看，也是合宜的。

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Individuals learn faster than institutions and it is always the dinosaur's brain that is the last to get the new messages.

个人的学习速度比机构快，而且总是恐龙的大脑最晚获得新信息。

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If people would know how little brain is ruling the world, they would die of fear.

如果人们知道大脑是如何统治世界的，他们会死于恐惧。

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Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave.

人是高贵的动物，在灰烬中光艳夺目，在坟墓中却趾高气扬。

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'Tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do.

使人高尚的不是人所做的事，而是人所愿意做的事。

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Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud.

名利常使作家虚荣，但很少使他骄傲。

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'Tis always morning somewhere in the world.

世界上总有某个地方是早晨。

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A book that is shut is but a block.

有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。

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