Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.

  • -- Benjamin Franklin 本杰明富兰克林

那些爱争论、爱反驳、爱驳倒别人的人在他们的事务中通常是不幸的。他们有时能获得胜利,但他们从来没有得到过善意,而善意对他们更有用。

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Being on the run, having to change the way that you do business, being unable to plan in a safe and secure environment, always looking over your shoulder, knowing that some day somebody's going to knock on your door and it's going to be your last.

四处奔波,不得不改变做生意的方式,无法在一个安全可靠的环境中制定计划,总是小心翼翼,知道总有一天会有人来敲你的门,这将是你的最后一次。

When you're acting and you need to cry, you want to put yourself in a position where you're trying not to cry, because that is generally what people try and do. They try to hold on to their emotions, they don't want to lose them.

当你在演戏,你想哭的时候,你想把自己放在一个尽量不哭的位置上,因为这通常是人们试图做的事情。他们试图控制自己的情绪,他们不想失去它们。

I think that if I would talk on a political subject, if I talk about it, it would divide the audience on that issue. That's not my issue.

我认为如果我谈论一个政治话题,如果我谈论它,它会在这个问题上分裂观众。那不是我的问题。

There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman.

有一种善的原则创造了秩序、光明和男人,也有一种恶的原则创造了混乱、黑暗和女人。

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

有时候你的快乐是你微笑的源泉,但有时候你的微笑可以是你快乐的源泉。

Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.

大多数人以忘恩负义的方式回报小恩惠,承认小恩惠,回报大恩惠。

Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it.

满足于现状,不要改变;不要惧怕你的末日,也不要企盼它。

Generally what I produce is new. Of course, they are often variations on the same subject.

一般来说,我生产的都是新的。当然,它们通常是同一主题的变体。

Sometimes, i wish i could read your mind to find out how you feel about me.

有时候,我希望我能读懂你的心思,知道你对我的感觉。

It is extreme evil to depart from the company of the living before you die.

在你死之前离开生者的陪伴是极其邪恶的。