历史和个人的经历都深刻地表明真理易被推翻,但绝妙的谎言却永远颠扑不破。波士顿立有一座纪念麻醉术发明者的纪念碑。但后来,很多人发现,这个人 根本不是麻醉术的发明者,他不过是窃取了他人的成果。真理的力量真的很强大吗?它能战胜一切吗?哦,不,朋友们,那座纪念碑是用很坚固的材料做成,但它所昭示的谎言将比纪念碑本身还要久一百万年。
An awkward, feeble, leaky lie is a thing which you ought to make it your unceasing study to avoid; such a lie as that has no more real permanence than an average truth. Why, you might as well tell the truth at once and be done with it. A feeble, stupid, preposterous lie will not live two years-except it be a slander upon somebody.
笨拙、没有说服力和漏洞百出的谎言是你应当通过不断学习去避免的,这样的谎言还不及一般真理长久。为什么呢,你还是说出真相吧,现在就说。一个没有说服力、可笑、荒谬的谎言不会存在两年-除非它是对某人的诽谤。
It is indestructible, then of course, but that is no merit of yours. A final word: begin your practice of this gracious and beautiful art early-begin now. If I had begun earlier, I could have learned how.
当然,这样的谎言牢不可破,但这对你的名誉没有什么 f好处。一句话:尽早练习这门高尚而美丽的艺术吧-现在就开始。要是我当年入门早,现在就已经学会了。
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