喬治·吉辛
英國小說家，散文家
金錢之神在文學的殿堂中沒有位置。
It is because nations tend to stupidity and baseness that democracy is possible.
正是因為國家傾向于愚蠢和卑劣，民主才有可能。
The essence of a good life is to live without any sense of hurry.
美好生活的本質是生活得沒有任何匆忙感。
Time is the only critic without ambition.
時間是唯一沒有野心的批評家。
The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade.
The greatest thing in style is to have a command of metaphor.
風格中最偉大的事情是掌握隱喻。
The secret of life is to appreciate the pleasure of being terribly, terribly deceived.
生活的秘密在于欣賞被嚴重欺騙的樂趣。
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
擺脫誘惑的唯一方法就是屈服于它。
The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.
沒有天賦的藝術家什么都不是，但沒有工作的天賦也什么都不是。
It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.
智者抵抗快樂，愚者成為快樂的奴隸。
The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings.
世界充滿了如此多的事物，我相信我們都應該像國王一樣快樂。