The country is provincial; it becomes ridiculous when it tries to ape Paris.

  • -- Honoré de Balzac 尊敬的巴尔扎克

这个国家是省级的;当它试图模仿巴黎时,就变得可笑了。

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I never go anywhere. I do sketches and make phone calls, and people visit. It's more fun to come to Paris.

我哪儿也不去。我画素描,打电话,人们来访。来巴黎更有趣。

I stayed three weeks in Paris, fell in love with the city, and decided that I was born to live in Paris.

我在巴黎呆了三个星期,爱上了这个城市,并决定我生来就住在巴黎。

Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.

任何试图剥夺我尊严的人或机构都将蒙受损失。

An ape, a priest, and a louse, are three devils in one house.

无尾猿、牧师和虱子是一个房子里的三个魔鬼。

An ape's an ape, though he wear a gold ring.

无尾猿就是无尾猿,虽然他戴着一枚金戒指。