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On Love

       Is it better to be the lover or the loved one? Neither. By love, of course, I refer to romantic lov­e——the love between man and woman, rather than between mother and child, or a boy and his dog, or two headwaiters.

       The marvelous thing is that when is in love there is impulse to sing. This must be resisted at all costs, and care must also be taken to see that the ardent male doesn’t “talk” the lyrics of songs. To be loved, certainly, is different from being admired, as one can be admired from afar but to really love someone it is essential to be in the same room with the person, crouching behind the drapes.

       To be a really good lover, then, one must be strong and yet tender. How strong? I suppose being able to lift fifty pounds should do it. Bear in mind also that to the lover the loved one is always the most beautiful thing imaginable, even though to a stranger she may be indistinguishable from an order of smelts. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Should the beholder have poor eyesight, he can ask the nearest person which girls look good. (Actually, the prettiest ones are almost always the most boring, ad that is why some people feel there is no God.)

“The joys of love are but a moment long, ” sang the troubadour, “but the pain of love endures forever.” This was almost a hit song…

By B. Russell

Key words:

Bear in mind: 切记，记住

Order of smelts普通人

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder 情人眼里出西施

A hit song 当红歌曲

作者： 罗素，著作《The Principles of Mathematics》、《The Analysis of Mind》、《A History of Western Philosophy》…

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