It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever.

  • -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世,罗切福科公爵

能够隐藏自己的聪明是一种伟大的聪明行为。

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That's the rub about 'Community' - for all the high-concept cleverness, it really comes down to vulgar humanism, the dumbest kind of sentimental identification. We watch it because we like these people and we miss them when they don't show up. They become part of the stories we tell ourselves.

这就是“社区”的问题所在——尽管有着高概念的聪明才智,但归根结底还是粗俗的人文主义,一种最愚蠢的情感认同。我们看它是因为我们喜欢这些人,当他们不出现时,我们会想念他们。它们成为我们告诉自己的故事的一部分。

This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity of mankind: it is necessary, it is dear to us, it gives us pleasure, and we must conceal it.

这种自爱是我们保存的工具;它类似于对人类永生的规定:它是必要的,它是我们所珍视的,它给我们带来快乐,我们必须隐藏它。

What the actor is in private life, he is to a large extent on the stage, because he cannot conceal himself and his true personality from his audience.

演员在私生活中,很大程度上是在舞台上,因为他无法向观众隐藏自己和真实的性格。

Cleverness is not wisdom.

聪明不是智慧。