Good sense about trivialities is better than nonsense about things that matter.

  • -- Max Beerbohm 比尔博姆

对鸡毛蒜皮的小事有清醒的认识,总比对重要的事情胡言乱语要好。

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The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying about somebody else's attitude was time I could put to better use.

我花在思考自己如何比别人更好,或者担心别人的态度上的时间,是我可以更好地利用的时间。

I've developed into quite a swan. I'm one of those people that will probably look better and better as I get older until I drop dead of beauty.

我已经长成一只了不起的天鹅了。随着年龄的增长,我可能会变得越来越漂亮,直到死于美貌。

Good critics, who have stamped out poets' hope, Good statesmen, who pulled ruin on the state, Good patriots, who for a theory risked a cause.

优秀的批评家扼杀了诗人的希望, 那些给国家带来灾难的优秀政治家, 优秀的爱国者,敢于为理论而冒险。

A good garden always has weeds.

好花园总是杂草丛生。