A great lie is like a great fish on dry land; it may fret and fling and make a frightful bother, but it cannot hurt you. You have only to keep still, and it will die of itself.

  • -- George Crabbe 乔治·克拉布

大谎言就像陆地上的大鱼;它也许会烦躁不安,乱蹦乱跳,造成可怕的麻烦,但它不会伤害你。你只要保持安静,它就会自己死去。

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If you just try long enough and hard enough, you can always manage to boot yourself in the posterior.

只要你足够长时间、足够努力,你总能成功地从后面踢自己。

Supply yourself with a mental equivalent, and the thing must come to you.

给自己提供一个精神上的对等物,事情就一定会发生在你身上。