Excerpt from Issue 4
Maugham's Quote from The Moon and Sixpence
01
The ground is full of sixpence,
But he looked up and saw the moon.
02
The clown's lips are smiling,
His jokes are getting more and more funny,
Because when he makes people laugh,
He felt even more lonely that he could not bear.
03
I always feel,
Most people go through their lives like this as if they lack something.
I acknowledge the social value of this kind of life,
I also saw its orderly happiness,
But there is a strong desire in my blood,
Longing for a more wild and uninhibited journey.
My heart longs for a more thrilling life.
04
We live in this world,
Everyone fights alone.
05
In the matter of love, if you consider self-esteem,
There can only be one reason for that:
In fact, you still love yourself the most.
06
Writers are more concerned with understanding human nature,
Instead of judging human nature.
07
God's millstone turns very slowly,
But it's very finely ground.
08
Do what you want to do the most,
Living in the environment you love,
Thin and quiet, indisputable,
Is this a waste of yourself?
In contrast,
Be a famous surgeon,
The annual salary is 10,000 pounds,
Marry a beautiful wife,
Is it success?
I think
It all depends on how one sees the meaning of life,
depending on what obligations he considers to be due to society,
What to ask of yourself.
09
What you have to overcome is your vanity,
It's your desire to show off,
You're going to deal with it,
It's the little cleverness that you always want to rush out and want to make a splash.
10
I did my best,
Live an ordinary life.
-THE END-