He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

  • -- Samuel Johnson 塞缪尔·约翰逊

如果一个人对人性知之甚少,除了改变自己的性情之外,什么都不改变,只追求幸福,那么他的一生将浪费在徒劳的努力中。

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The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature.

士兵的勇气被认为是人性中最廉价、最普遍的品质。

Race hate isn't human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature.

种族仇恨不是人性;种族仇恨是对人性的抛弃。

Money may not buy happiness, but I'd rather cry in a Jaguar than on a bus

钱买不到幸福,但我宁愿在捷豹车里也不愿在公共汽车上哭

If you think happiness is a rare bird you won't see much of it.

如果你认为幸福是一只稀有的鸟,你就不会看到它的很多。