一句有趣的短語，往往引發我們會心莞爾的一笑。抄錄了一些在後面，希望有您喜歡的。*
你的出生是個你必須花一輩子糾正的錯誤。
——恰克·帕拉尼克，美國小說家
Your birth is a mistake you’ll spend your whole life trying to correct.
—Chuck Palahniuk, American novelist
地球有它的界限，但人類的愚蠢沒有極限。
——吉斯塔夫·福樓拜，法國小說家
Earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is limitless.
—Gustave Flaubert, French novelist
不用那麼謙虛，你沒那麼好。
——果爾達·梅厄，前以色列總理
Don’t be so humble—you are not that great.
—Golda Meir, former Israeli prime minister
任何形式的成癮都不好，不管上癮的是酒精、嗎啡還是理想主義。
——卡爾．榮格，瑞士心理學家
Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.
—Carl Jung
所有我很喜歡的東西，不是不道德的、違法的，就是會讓人發胖的。
——亞歷山大·伍爾科特，美國評論家
All the thing I really like are either immoral, illegal, or fattening.
—Alexander Woollcott, American critic
我的父親教我工作，卻沒教我要愛工作。我不否認，我從未喜歡過工作。我寧可看書、說故事、講笑話、説話、笑，做任何事，就是不想工作。
My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I never did like to work, and I don’t deny it. I’d rather read, tell stories, crack jokes, talk, laugh—anything but work.
—Abraham Lincoln
如果你覺得教育很貴，試試無知吧！
——德瑞克·包克，前哈佛大學校長
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance！
—Derek Bok, former president of Harvard University.
古羅馬有一種傳統：每當一名工程師完成一座圓拱後，當頂石被吊到它的位置時，工程師會用最令人印象深刻的方式為他的工作承擔起責任，就是站在圓拱的下方。
——麥克·阿姆斯壯，美國商人與美國電信公司AT&T前執行長
The ancient Romans had a tradition: Whenever one of their engineers constructed an arch, as the capstone was hoisted into place, the engineer assumed accountability for his work in the most profound way possible—he stood under the arch.
—Michael Armstrong, American businessman and former CEO of AT&T
如果你覺得老闆很笨，記住，如果他比現在更聰明，你就不會有工作。
——約翰·高蒂，美國黑手
If you think your boss is stupid, remember: You won’t have a job if he was any smarter.
—John Gotti, American mobster
當一個男人退休時，他的妻子獲得雙倍的丈夫，卻只有一半的收入。
——奇奇·羅德里格茲，波多黎各職業高爾夫球選手
When a man retires, his wife gets twice the husband but only half of the income.
—Chi Chi Rodriguez, Puerto Rican professional golfer
一個成功的男人就是賺的比他老婆能花的還多。一個成功的女人就是找到一個這樣的男人。
——拉娜·透納，美國女演員
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
—Lana Turner, American actress
讓你的小孩學著認識金錢，就簡單的方法就是你沒有任何錢。
——凱薩林．懐特洪恩，美國專欄作家
The easiest way for your children to learn about money is for you not to have any.
—Katherine Whitehorn, British columnist
不要向人借錢，也別借錢給人；因為這常常會失掉了錢還失去朋友。
——威廉．莎士比亞，英國戲劇家
Neither a borrower or a lender be/For Loan oft loses both itself and friend.
—William Shakespeare
殺一個人，你是兇手。殺幾百萬人，你就成為征服者。殺光他們全部，你就成了神。
——尚·羅斯坦德，法國生物學家與哲學家
Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god.
—Jean Rostand, French biologist and philosopher
權力使人腐化，絕對的權力使人絕對地腐化。
——阿克頓男爵，出自1887年給曼戴爾·克雷頓主教的信
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
—Lord Acton, Letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, 1887
權力是最好的春藥。
——亨利．季辛吉，美國外交官
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
—Henry Kissinger, American diplomat
原諒你的敵人，但永遠別忘記他們的名字。
——約翰·F·甘迺迪
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
—John F. Kennedy
他什麼都不懂，卻認為自己什麼都懂。很明顯，他適合從政。
——蕭伯納，愛爾蘭劇作家與作家
He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.
—George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright and author
憎恨是盲目的，愛情也是。
——奧斯卡·王爾德，愛爾蘭作家
Hatred is blind, as well as love.
—Oscar Wilde
我們的婚姻𥚃有三個人，所以實在是有點擠。
——黛安娜王妃
There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.
—Princess Diana
一個女人值得擁有的最佳丈夫就是考古學家。她越老，他就對她越有興趣。
——阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂，英國推理小說家
An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her.
—Agatha Christie
愛情並不是找到一個完美的人，而是把一個不完美的人視為完美。
——山姆·金恩，美國作家及教授
Love isn’t finding a perfect person. It’s seeing an imperfect person perfectly.
—Sam Keen, American author and professor
我們必須嘲笑別人才能避免為他哭泣。
——拿破崙，法國政治家
We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
—Napoleon Bonaparte
我不信任任何人，甚至是我自己。
——約瑟夫·史達林，蘇聯前領導人
I trust no one. Not even myself.
—Joseph Stalin
如果這𥚃有任何人我還沒侮辱到的，我會請求他的原諒。
——約翰尼斯．布拉姆斯，德國作曲家家
If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted, I beg this pardon.
—Johannes Brahms, German composer
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*：《這些話，為什麼這麼有哏？！》，艾瑞克·格茲莫考斯基著，王定春 譯
2020/8/23 短語欣賞 Damakey
