J.B.Priestley (1894--1984), British novelist, playwright, and essayist

K约翰·伯因顿·普里斯特利(1894-1984)，英国小说家，剧作家和散文家。

The human species, according to the best theory I can form of it, is composed of two distinct races, the man who borrows, and the man who lends.--Charles Lamb, British essayist

按照我所能归纳的最好理论,人类是由两个截然不同的种族构成的,即借方与出借方。英国散文家兰姆

There is a great difference between exposure of the mind and that of the body.--William Hazlitt, British critic and essayist

表露思想与展露身体之间存在极大的不同。英国批评家、散文家哈兹里特

There is one thing the essayist cannot do, though----he cannot indulge himself in deceit or in concealment, for he will be found out in no time

不过有一件事是散文家所不能做的----他不能尽情欺骗或是隐瞒，因为那样一来，他很快就会被别人发觉。

Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves.--Thomas Carlyle British essayist and historian

沉默是造就伟大速写的因素。英国散文家、历史学家卡莱尔

Rules and modesty destroy genius and art. (William Hazlitt, British essayist )

规则与谦逊会毁掉天才和艺术。(英国散文家哈兹里特)

British essayist noted for his trenchant literary criticism.His works include The Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays(1817.

哈兹利特，威廉1778-1830因犀利的文学批评而闻名的英国散文家，他的作品包括莎士比亚戏剧中的人物

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears. (Michel Eyquem Montaigne, French essayist )

害怕痛苦的人已经在承受他所害怕的痛苦了。(法国散文家蒙田)

Education is the transmission of civilization. (Will Drant， American historian and essayist )

教育传播文明。(美国历史学家、散文家杜兰特)

The greatest pleasure I know, is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.--Charles Lamn, British essayist

据我所知,最大的乐趣是暗中做好事又被人偶然发现。英国散文家兰姆

British historian and essayist whose works,such as The French Revolution(1837,are characterized by his trenchant social and political criticism and his complex literary style.

卡莱尔，托马斯1795-1881英国历史学家和散文作家，其著作，如法国革命(1837年)，以对社会和政治的犀利批评和复杂的文风为特色

No artist of performer can entirely escape the lure of fame and its promise of endless admiration and respect, but there is a heavy price one must pay for it.--Howads Mesvin, American essayist

没有一位艺术家或表演家能完全逃避荣誉的引诱,荣誉给他们带来无穷的赞扬和崇敬,但他们要付出的代价也是非常昂贵的。美国散文家麦尔文

French essayist whose discursive,lively personal essays are considered the highest expression of16th-century French prose.

蒙田，米哈伊·埃伊奎姆·德1533-1592法国散文作家，其散漫而生动的有关个人的散文被认为是16世纪法国散文的最高表现形式

Where do you rank Addison as an essayist ?

你把阿狄生列为哪一类散文家?

If you want your children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.--Joh Brnyan British essayist

你若希望你的孩子总是脚踏实地,就要让他们负些责任。英国散文家班扬

Bacon was a famous essayist

培根是著名的散文家

Bacon was a famous essayist .

培根是著名的散文家.

If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.--Joshuas Reynolds, American female essayist

如果你很有天赋,勤勉会使其更加完善;如果你能力一般,勤勉会补足其缺陷。美国女散文家雷诺兹

The essayist , unlike the novelist, the poet, and the playwright, must be content in his self-imposed role of second-class citizen

散文家不像小说家、诗人和剧作家，他必须满足于自己强加上身的二等公民的角色。

Each new excursion of the essayist , each new “attempt,” differs from the last and takes him into new country

散文家的每一次新的游览，每一次新的“尝试”，都和前一次不同，而且总把他带进新的国度里去。

The essayist is a self-liberated man, sustained by the childish belief that everything he thinks about, everything that happens to him, is of general interest

散文家是一位自我解脱的人，靠一种幼稚的信念支撑着，他总认为自己想到的一切，自己遭遇的一切，是大家都感兴趣的。

The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but what they miss. (Thomas Carlyle, British essayist and historian)

生活的悲剧不在于人们受到多少苦，而在于人们错过了什么。(英国散文家、历史学家卡莱尔)

Fame turns all the lights on and while it gives power and prestige, it takes the you out of you; you must be what the public thinks you are .not what you really are or could be.--Howards Melvin, American essayist

声誉把一切灯光打亮,一边给你权力和威望,另一边也把“你”赶出你的自身之外你必须成为大众意想中的你,而不是那个真实的你或可能的你。美国散文麦尔文

Fame and the exhilarating celebrity that accompanies it, force the famous person to anticipate in his own destruction.--Howads Melvin, American essayist

声誉和随之而来的令人兴奋的赞扬迫使出了名的人担心自己的毁灭。美国散文家麦尔文

Fame is very much like an animal chasing his own tail who, when he captures is , does not know what else to do but to continue chasing it,--Howads Melvin, American essayist

声誉极像一只追逐自己尾巴的动物,抓住后除了继续追逐不舍之外,再也没有其它方法了。美国散文家麦尔文

The more we do , the more we can do ; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.--William Hazlitt, British critic and essayist

事越做越能,人越忙越有空。英国评论家、散文家哈兹里特

Varro: The Ancient Roman Encyclopedical Essayist

瓦罗:古罗马百科全书式散文家

I believe that fame and celebrity, influence and power, success and failure, reality and illusion are all somehow neatly woven into a seamless fabric we laughingly call reality.--Howards Melvin, American essayist

我相信声誉和名声、影响和权力、成功和失败、现实和幻想都好像是精心纺织在一匹光洁无缝的织品之中,即我们笑称之为现实的东西。美国散文家麦尔文

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.--Thomas Carlyle, British historian and essayist

写得很好的生活和过得很好的生活几乎一样少。英国历史学爱、散文家卡莱尔

Sunday clears away the rest of the whole week.--Joseph Addison, British essayist

星期天能去掉一个星期的锈迹。英国散文家艾迪生