An envious man waxes lean with the fatness of his neighbour.

嫉妒人的,因邻舍的肥胖,身体消瘦。

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We should so provide for old age that it may have no urgent wants of this world to absorb it from meditation on the next. It is awful to see the lean hands of dotage making a coffer of the grave.

我们应该为年老做好准备,这样,这个世界就不会迫切需要从对下一个世界的冥想中吸收老年。看到老态龙钟的瘦削的手在坟墓上做棺材是可怕的。

You must not lean on a tree on Sabbath, if the tree might be dependent on you for support.

在安息日,你们不可倚靠一棵树,免得那树倚赖你们。

Let the dogs bark; it's a sign that we are galloping ahead.

让狗叫;这是我们正在飞速前进的标志。

A friend to my table and wine, is no good neighbour.

与我同桌饮酒的朋友,未必是好邻居。

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

嫉妒是平庸对天才的赞颂。