Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.

  • -- Benjamin Disraeli 本杰明·迪斯雷利

节制被称为一种美德,它能限制伟人的野心,并能安慰平庸之辈,因为他们缺乏财富和优点。

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One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.

爱国主义最大的吸引力之一——它满足了我们最坏的愿望。以我们国家的名义,我们可以间接地欺凌和欺骗。欺侮和欺骗,更重要的是,我们觉得自己是非常善良的。

We coin concepts and we use them to analyse and explain nature and society. But we seem to forget, midway, that these concepts are our own constructs and start equating them with reality.

我们创造概念,并用它们来分析和解释自然和社会。但我们似乎在中途忘记了,这些概念是我们自己的构念,并开始将它们等同于现实。

I want to sing for people. I want them to have the music. It's a nice feeling.

我想为人们唱歌。我想让他们有音乐。感觉很好。

There was a time when Patience ceased to be a virtue. It was long ago.

曾经有一段时间,耐心不再是一种美德。那是很久以前的事了。

To extend your life by a year, take one less bite each meal.

为了延长你一年的寿命,每顿饭少吃一口。

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

小事安慰我们,因为小事折磨我们。

He who eats until he is ill must fast until he is well.

吃到生病的人必须禁食到痊愈。