To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it. The pains of power are real; its pleasures imaginary.

  • -- Charles Caleb Colton 英国作家科尔顿

欲知权力带来的痛苦,去问那些当权者;要想知道它的乐趣,我们必须去找那些追求快乐的人。权力带来的痛苦是真实的;它的乐趣虚构的。

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Pain and fear and hunger are effects of causes which can be foreseen and known: but sorrow is a debt which someone else makes for us.

痛苦、恐惧和饥饿都是可以预见和知道的原因造成的后果,但悲伤是别人为我们欠下的债。

Pain is temporary, love is forever, don't make it the other way around.

痛苦是暂时的,爱是永远的,不要让它反过来。