The wisest and best of men,--nay, the wisest and best of their actions,--may be rendered ridiculous by a person whose first object in life is a joke.
最明智、最优秀的人,甚至他们最明智、最优秀的行为,也可能被一个以取笑为人生首务的人说得荒唐可笑。
— Jane Austen · Pride and Prejudice (1813) —
The wisest and best of men,--nay, the wisest and best of their actions,--may be rendered ridiculous by a person whose first object in life is a joke.
最明智、最优秀的人,甚至他们最明智、最优秀的行为,也可能被一个以取笑为人生首务的人说得荒唐可笑。