The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite distinct, and the passion to which the one gives rise is not the passion of the other.

  • -- Honoré de Balzac 尊敬的巴尔扎克

事实上,爱有两种,一种是命令,一种是服从。这两者是截然不同的,其中一个引起的激情不是另一个的激情。

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Well, the fact is that one imagination is critically important, and if you have had your imagination stimulated by what is basically a variety of subjects, you are much more amenable to accepting, to understanding and interacting with the realities of the world.

事实上,一个想象力是非常重要的,如果你的想象力受到各种各样的事物的刺激,你就更容易接受,理解和与现实世界互动。

Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the centre of gravity on one side, it must go a like distance on the other; and it is only after a certain time that it finds the true point at which it can remain at rest.

意见就像钟摆,遵循同样的规律。如果它通过了一边的重心,另一边也必须经过同样的距离;只有过了一段时间,它才会找到真正的点,使它能保持静止。

The Lord showed me, so that I did see clearly, that he did not dwell in these temples which men had commanded and set up, but in people's hearts... his people were his temple, and he dwelt in them.

耶和华指示我、使我看得清楚、他不住在人所吩咐所建造的殿里、乃是住在人的心里。他的百姓是他的殿,他就住在其中。

I try to master every facet of a character in order to build a safety net for myself, so I can go on to take more risks to create someone really distinct.

我试着去掌握一个角色的每一个方面,以便为自己建立一个安全网,这样我就可以冒更多的风险去创造一个真正与众不同的人。

A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both.

对政治的热情通常源于对权力、友谊和奉承的贪得无厌的需求,或者两者兼而有之。

There is a distinct difference between having an open mind and having a hole in your head from which your brain leaks out.

有一个开放的思想和有一个洞在你的头部,你的大脑漏出之间有一个明显的区别。

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.

人们从一个野心上升到另一个野心:首先,他们寻求保护自己不受攻击,然后他们攻击别人。

There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

没有一种激情像嫉妒那样深深扎根于人的内心。

A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.

一个人在危急时刻所能表现出来的性格,并不比他所能控制的更多。

The man of virtuous soul commands not, nor obeys.

有美德的人不命令,也不服从。

Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction.

有时事实比小说更离奇。

My sun sets to rise again.

我的太阳又要升起来了。