西洋幽默语录(之六十七)
亨利钟斯 (JONES, Henry Arthur), 1851-1921
英国剧作家
The one cruel fact about heroes is that they are made of fresh and blood.
一个关於英雄的残忍事实是, 他们也是血肉之躯.
宾庄生 (JONSON, Ben), 1573(?)-1637
英国剧作家和诗人
Man and wife make one fool.
男子和妻子合为一傻子.
约瑟朱伯特 (JOUBERT, Joseph), 1754-1824
法国伦理学者和文士
Children have more need of models than of critics.
儿童更需要的是模范人物, 而不是批评者.
It’s better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
辩论一个问题而没处理它, 好过处理一个问题而没辩论它.
The whisper of a beautiful woman can be heard farther than the loudest call of duty.
一个美女的耳语比匹夫有责的大声呼吁行得更远.
班杰明佐威特 (JOWETT, Benjamin), 1817-1893
英国希腊学者和翻译家
It is most important in this world to be pushing, but it is fatal to seem so.
在这世上, 最重要的是要有进取心, 但它看来却是致命的.
Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worst taste, than in a churchyard.
可能没有什么地方比教堂内的墓地, 有更多的真情流露, 和惺惺作态.
Give the clergy your sympathy; don’t give them anything else.
给予牧师你的同情; 不用给他们任何其他的东西.
狄西姆斯朱文那 (JUVENAL, Decimus Junius), 活跃於一世纪后期与二世纪初期
罗马讽刺诗人
Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.
放弃所有和平的希望, 只要你的丈母娘还没死.
