西洋幽默语录(之六十三)
荷布洛克杰生 (JACKSON, Holbrook), 1874-1948
英国新闻记者, 编辑, 和作家
As soon as an idea is accepted it is time to reject it.
一旦一个想法被接受, 也正是拒绝它的时候.
Fear of corrupting the mind of the younger generation is the loftiest form of cowardice.
害怕年青一代有贪污的念头是懦弱最夸大的表现.
In democracies, those who lead, follow; those who follow, lead.
在民主制度下, 那些领导者追随; 那些追随者, 领导.
Intuition is reason in the hurry.
直觉是仓促反应的理由.
Man is a dog’s ideal of what God should be.
人是狗心目中神应该的样子.
Man is the only animal that can be a fool.
人是唯一可当傻子的一种动物.
Only the rich preach content to the poor.
只有富人宣扬穷人满足.
The poor are the only consistent altruists; they sell all that they have and give to the rich.
穷人是唯一利他主义者; 他们把他们所有卖掉而拿去给富人.
There are only two classes in society; those who get more than they earn, and those who earn more than they get.
社会上只有两种阶级; 那些得到较他们应得多的人, 和那些得到较他们应得少的人.
亨利詹姆斯 (JAMES, Henry), 1843-1916
英国裔美国小说家
Life is a predicament that precedes death.
人生是个困境, 在死亡之前.
Naiveté in art is like zero in a number; its importance depends on the figure it is united with.
纯真在艺术上如零这个数字; 它的重要性得视它和什么数目结合在一起.
For a man to pretend to understand women is bad manners; for him really to understand them is bad morals.
对一个男人而言, 假装了解女人是态度不好; 而他真正去了解她们却是道德不好.
