‘I would always rather be happy than dignified.’与其保持尊严,总还不如保持心境愉快 Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre 1855年的今天,《简·爱》的作者夏洛蒂·勃朗特逝世。 #读书分享#
yes, but not here.And I'm not saying where it is or how much.But if I tried to draw a draft on it, the Yankees would be on me like a duck on a June bug and then neither of us would get it.What do you think of that?”...
It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours.It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a pare...
In someone else’s life, there might be a time when as our lives cross paths, I might be their hammer or their anvil, and they might be the same in mine; but it would be wrong and is no small amount of arrogance for us to decide that that is to be our role in another’s life...
A true eclectic, as it would be expressed nowadays, Gringoire was one of those firm and lofty, moderate and calm spirits, which always know how to bear themselves amid all circumstances (stare in dimidio rerum), and who are full of reason and of liberal philosophy, while still setting ...
I had been actually invited. A chauffeur in a uniform of robin’s-egg blue crossed my lawn early that Saturday morning with a surprisingly formal note from his employer: the honour would be entirely Gatsby’s, it said, if I would attend his “little party” that night. He had seen me...
and watched as it transformed the opinion of a couple of friends whose preference is more modern musicals. I had been dubious as to whether they would enjoy such a “golden oldie.” But they did, and I wasn’t in the least bit surprised because it has some of the most glorious music ...
We are all capable of infinitely more than we believe. We are stronger and more resourceful than we know, and we can endure much more than we think we can. — David Blaine 41 Short Capable Quotes If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves. — ...
I can see that you are the replies to my friends, the wedding is very grand, very happy, I want to tell you of my feeling is not very good, but I will be self-regulating, more attention, you don't have to worry about my body, and the LORD be with you always!
the end of the surprises he has in store for you. for my part i would much sooner spend a month on a desert island with a veterinary surgeon than with a prime minister. 译文: 论见名人 许多人热衷于见名人,我始终不...