The last and noble fault of the old people is to delude on bequeathing their deliberate and cautious virtues to the younger generation who are amused by life and enjoyed like ants on a hot pot.
14、一个地方人聚集得越少,在那儿就越少发现罪恶,违法行为和坏思想。空气的洁净大有助于风尚的洁净。
The fewer people gather in a place, the fewer crimes, violations and bad ideas are found there. Clean air contributes greatly to the cleanliness of fashion.
15、男子的才对于德而言,就和美貌之于女子差不多:能给人以希望。
Men's talent is to virtue what beauty is to women: it gives hope.
They also have self-knowledge, for the suffering of others, their own powerlessness, for their own misfortune, self-grief too much, a glass of absinthe can not be shared with others.
Being the poet's volunteer secretary and being loved by the poet is like being caressed by a speculator for his first shareholder. This kind of partnership is similar to friendship when it first appears.
In Paris, when someone sees you get on the horse and start to prosper, immediately some people come to pull your skirt, others loosen the buckle of the horse's belly belt, so that you fall and break your head.
19、机会来的时候像闪电一样短促,全靠你不假思索的利用。
Opportunities come as short as lightning, depending on your unthinking use.
20、赋有深刻眼光的人可以从一道线条多少弯,一只笑窝多少深,一块隆起的高低里猜出不可捉摸的色彩。
A person with a deep vision can guess the unpredictable color from how many curves a line is, how deep a laughing hole is, and how high and low a bulge is.
21、凡是可怜的,遭难的女子,她的心等于一块极需要爱情的海绵,只消一滴感情,立即膨胀。
The heart of a miserable, suffering woman is a sponge in great need of love, which expands at once with only a drop of affection.
Most people confuse happiness with economic means. In their opinion, wealth is the most important factor of happiness. No matter what age, social emotions have already turned wealth into a religion.
23、一封信就是一个灵魂,就是说话极为忠实的回声,所以感情细腻的人认为信是爱情最珍贵的宝贝之一。
A letter is a soul, an echo of faithful words, so people with delicate feelings think that letter is one of the most precious treasures of love.
In order to promote civilization and develop production, the masses should be made aware that the interests of individuals should be in line with the interests of the state. Through facts, interests and principles, they are integrated.