趣味大師--馬克吐溫
馬克吐溫(Mark Twain)
總而言之：他超酷
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馬克吐溫格言妙語
【野蠻人】(Savages)
『世界上有許多幽默可笑的事情，其中之一是白種人認為他比其他
的野蠻人比較不野蠻。』
"There are many humorous things in the world; among them the white man's
notion that he is less savage than the other savages."
【國會議員】(Congressmen)
『公僕：人民選出這種人來分發不義之財。』
"Public servants: Persons chosen by the people to distribute the graft."
【經典之作】(Classics)
『經典之作是指人們稱讚而不去閱讀的書籍。』
"Classic: A book which people praise and don't read."
【人窮志短】(Money)
『缺乏錢財是所有罪惡的根源。』
"The lack of money is the root of all evil."
【大不敬】(True irreverence)
『真正的大不敬是不尊重別人的神。』
"True irreverence is disrespect for another man's god."
【珍貴的資產】(Valuable Possession)
『每一個人生下來都擁有一項資產，它比其他所有的資產價值都高，就是他最後的一口氣。』
"Each person is born to one possession which outvalues all his others --- his last breath."
【良好的教養】(Good Breeding)
『良好的教養在於隱藏我們對自己較佳的評價，以及隱藏我們對他人較差的評價。』
"Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how
little we think of the other person."
【名聲】(Fame)
『「名聲」如同是蒸氣，「聲望」如同是意外，在地球上唯一可以確定的事情是被遺忘掉。』
"Fame is vapor; popularity an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion."
【原則與偏見】(Principles)
『「原則」是「偏見」的另一個名稱。』
"Principles is another name for prejudice."
【意料不及】(Surprise)
『經常要坦白地承認一項過失錯誤，這將使你的上司意料防備不及，才會給你一
個機會去犯更多的錯誤。』
"Always acknowledge a fault frankly. This will throw those in authority off their
guard and give you an opportunity to commit more."
【事實】(Facts)
『首先去取得你的事實，然後你才能夠隨心所欲的扭曲誤解它。』
"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you like."