提要
一月的英文版曾經提過「人人為我,我為人人。」 語出法國作家大仲馬小說《三劍客》(The Three Musketeers)的雋永句子還有滿多,以下節錄幾段,除了一窺世界名著中的情節,也可以引用在日常生活中當作勵志座右銘:
1.All for one and one for all.
2.I began a poem in lines of one syllable. It’s rather difficult, but the merit of all things lies in their difficulty.
3.A rogue does not laugh in the same way that an honest man does; a hypocrite does not shed the tears of a man of good faith. All falsehood is a mask; and however well made the mask may be, with a little attention we may always succeed in distinguishing it from the true face.
4.I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death.
5.My son, be worthy of your noble name, worthily borne by your ancestors for over five hundred years. Remember it’s by courage, and courage alone, that a nobleman makes his way nowadays. Don’t be afraid of opportunities, and seek out adventures. My son, all I have to give you is fifteen ecus, my horse, and the advice you’e just heard. Make the most of these gifts, and have a long, happy life.
6.Time, dear friend, time brings round opportunity; opportunity is the martingale of man. The more we have ventured the more we gain, when we know how to wait.
7.Your bitter memories still have time to turn into sweet ones.
8.Life is a chaplet of little miseries which the philosopher counts with a smile. Be philosophers, as I am.
9.It is well known, what strikes the capricious mind of the poet is not always what affects the mass of readers.
解說
1.人人為我,我為人人。
2.我開始(研究)一首詩的單音節,它有相當的難度,但一切事物的優點,就在於存在其中的困難。
3.惡徒的笑容與誠實的人不同;偽君子流的眼淚不同於有信仰的人。所有的虛假都是面具,無論面具製作得有多麼地好,只要稍微留意,我們可能總是成功地區分真偽。
4.我對人生依戀的程度,不足以讓我畏懼死亡。
5.兒啊,配得上你的貴族名聲、祖先五百年的傳承,當今的貴族開拓人生的唯一憑藉是勇氣。 別害怕機會、找尋冒險。我的兒子,能給你的只有十五枚銀幣、我的馬,還有你剛才聽到的建議。充分利用這些禮物,開創一個長壽、快樂的人生。
6.時間,親愛的朋友,時間帶來機會;機會是人的「雙倍賭注」。 當我們知道該如何等待時,我們經歷愈多冒險,收穫愈多。
7.你的痛苦記憶仍然有時間變成甜蜜的回憶。
8.生活是由一些小小的苦難構成的花冠,哲學家用微笑當成計算單位。 各位,當個哲學家吧,像我這樣。
9.眾所周知,衝擊詩人反覆無常心靈的,未必影響廣大讀者。