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 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。

The one who has not seen Paris in the morning does not know how beautiful it is.

早晨没有见过巴黎的人,就不知道它是多么美丽。

The Church doesn't censor. It tries to guide its faithful through catechism.

教会不会审查。它试图通过教义问答来引导信徒。

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'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。