The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.

  • -- Khalil Gibran 纪伯伦

人最可怜的是把自己的梦想变成金银财宝的人。

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They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for whom it was made, and by whom it has its value, should yet be thought of less value than it is.

他们听到黄金本身是如此无用的东西,却到处受到如此的尊敬,以致于即使是为黄金而造的人,对黄金有价值的人,也会被认为不如它本身有价值,感到十分惊奇。

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man.

人已经走得够久了,甚至太久了,却没有足够的勇气去面对一个简单的事实:人的烦恼就是人。

Have you ever wondered which hurts the most: saying something and wishing you had not, or saying nothing, and wishing you had?

你是否曾想过,哪一种伤害最大:是说了一些话却希望自己没有,还是什么都不说却希望自己有?

There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can't . What you've got to do is turn around and say "Watch Me".

有很多人会告诉你,你不能。你要做的就是转过身来说“看我”。

Titles of honor are like the impressions on coins, which add no value to gold or silver, but only render brass current.

荣誉的头衔就像硬币上的印痕,不能增加金银的价值,只能使铜流通。

Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out.

棒球是热血男人的一项充满活力的运动。这不是粉红色的茶,小宝贝们最好待在外面。

There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.

没有什么比一个愤世嫉俗的年轻人更可怜了,因为他从一无所知变成了什么都不相信。

Earlier lives drift by on silver soles, and the shadows of the damned descend into these sighing waters.

早期的生命在银色的鞋底上漂过,那些该死的人的阴影落进了这片叹息的水域。

What most of all hinders heavenly consolation is that you are too slow in turning yourself to prayer.

最妨碍属天安慰的是,你太迟才开始祷告。

Who ever converses among old books will be hard to please among the new.

在旧书中交谈的人,在新书中很难讨人喜欢。

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.

教育的全部目的是把镜子变成窗户。

He that has one eye is a prince among those that have none.

有一只眼的,是无眼人中的王子。

Silver and gold are all men's dears.

金银都是男人的宝贝。

Abused patience turns to fury.

过分的耐心会变成愤怒。