西洋幽默语录(之一百)
奥古斯特希勒格 (SCHLEGEL, August Wilhelm von),1767-1845
德国编辑, 翻译家, 和文士
The historian is a prophet looking backwards.
历史学家是一个向后看的预言家.
叔本华 (SCHOPENHAUER, Arthur), 1788-1860
德国哲学家
The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty years supply the commentary.
人生前四十年给我们本文, 後三十年提供注解.
It is difficult to keep quiet if you have nothing to do.
假如你无事可做, 很难沉默.
Reading is thinking with someone else’s head instead of one’s own.
阅读是思考别人脑里想的, 不是你自已脑里想的.
华特史谷特爵士 (SCOTT, Sir Walter), 1771-1832
苏格兰小说家, 诗人, 历史学家, 和自传作者
When a man hasn’t a good reason for doing a thing, he has a good reason for letting it alone.
当一个人没有好的理由去做一件事, 他一定有好的理由让它自生自灭.
约翰希登 (SELDEN, John), 1584-1654
英国法学家, 学者, 和政治家
Preachers say, do as I say, not as I do.
传道者说,跟着我说的去做, 不是跟着我做的.
舍梵耶 (SEVIGNE, Marquise de), 1626-1696
法国时尚名流和书信写作者
He lacked only a few vices to be perfect.
他缺乏一些道德上的缺点, 否则便完美了.
The more I see of men the more I admire dogs.
男人我看得越多就越欣赏狗.
Religious people spend so much time with their confessors because they like to talk about themselves.
信教的人花很多时间向他们的长老忏悔, 因为他们喜欢谈自己.
