- The right to speak freely is one of the necessary means to the attainment of the truth.
Walter Lippmann, “Freedom of Speech”
言論自由的權利是獲致真理的必須方式之一。
李普曼,〈言論自由〉 - The history of the world is but the biography of great men.
Carlyle, Here and Hero Worship
世界歷史只不過是偉人的傳記。
卡萊爾,《英雄與英學崇拜》 - The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.
Hazlitt, “Political Essays”
愛自由即愛他人;愛權勢即愛自己。
海斯利特,〈政治散文〉 - There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.
Ibsen A Doll’s House
仰賴借貸與債務過活的家庭生活,毫無自由或美言。
易卜生,〈玩偶之家〉 - What interests me is living and dying for what one loves.
Camus, The plague
我感到興趣的是:為所愛而生,為所愛而死。
卡繆<瘟疫> - When one wishes to play the wit, he sometimes wanders a little from the truth.
Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince
想賣弄機智的人,有時會偏離真理少許。
修伯里,《小王子》 - No human being can really understand another, and no one can arrange another’s happiness.
Greene, The Heart of the Matter
沒人能真正了解別人;沒人能安排別人的快樂。
格林,《問題的核心》 - In human relations kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.
Greene, The Heart of the Matter
在人的關係中,愛與諾言值一千件真事。
格林,《問題的核心》 - You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both.
Emerson
上帝說,你可以擁有喜悅,或者你可以擁有權勢;但是你不可以擁有二者。
愛默生 - Whoever is happy will make others happy too. He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery.
Anne Frank, The Diary of A Young Girl
快樂的人會使得別人也快樂。有勇氣和信心的人永不會死於不幸。
安妮 富蘭克,《少女安妮的日記》
2014年1月7日 星期二
英文名句,英文名言佳句賞析 vol.18
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