Criminals are punished, that others may be amended. 罪犯受到惩罚,其他人可以改过自新。
Only do always in health what you have often promised to do when you are sick. 只有当你生病时,你经常承诺要做的事情,你才会健康地去做。 -- Sigismund 西格蒙德
He gave him the vinegar to drink upon the wings of flies. 他给他醋喝在苍蝇的翅膀上。
Suffering is supposed to be the raw stuff of art. 苦难被认为是艺术的原材料。 -- Jay McInerney 杰·麦克伦尼
Get your ox from a young cow and your horse from an old mare. 从母牛那里得到你的牛,从老马那里得到你的马。
Art holds fast when all else is lost. 当其他一切都失去时,艺术依然存在。
Who fears no shame comes to no honour. 不耻下问,焉得尊荣。
The cardboard bookcase of her character had already collapsed under the strain. 她笔下的硬纸板书柜已经在重压之下坍塌了。 -- Lionel Shriver 莱昂内尔·施赖弗
After dinner stand a while, or walk nearly half a mile. 饭后站一会儿,或走近半英里。
When two jars collide, one breaks. 当两个罐子相撞时,其中一个会破裂。