论爱情英语散文论爱情英语散文Thestageismorebeholdingtolove，thanthelifeofman.Forastothestage，loveisevermatterofcomedies，andnowandthenoftragedies；butinlifeitdothmuchmischief；sometimeslikeasiren，sometimeslikeafury.Youmayobserve，thatamongstallthegreatandworthypersons（whereofthememoryremaineth，eitherancientorrecent）thereisnotone，thathathbeentransportedtothemaddegreeoflove：whichshowsthatgreatspirits，andgreatbusiness，dokeepoutthisweakpassion.Youmustexcept，nevertheless，MarcusAntonius，thehalfpartneroftheempireofRome，andAppiusClaudius，thedecemvirandlawgiver；whereoftheformerwasindeedavoluptuousman，andinordinate；butthelatterwasanaustereandwiseman：andthereforeitseems（thoughrarely）thatlovecanfindentrance，notonlyintoanopenheart，butalsointoaheartwellfortified，ifwatchbenotwellkept.ItisapoorsayingofEpicurus，Satismagnumalteralteritheatrumsumus；asifman，madeforthecontemplationofheaven，andallnobleobjects，shoulddonothingbutkneelbe-forealittleidol，andmakehimselfasubject，thoughnotofthemouth（asbeastsare），yetoftheeye；whichwasgivenhimforhigherpurposes.Itisastrangething，tonotetheexcessofthispassion，andhowitbravesthenature，andvalueofthings，bythis；thatthespeakinginaperpetualhyperbole，iscomelyinnothingbutinlove.Neitherisitmerelyinthephrase；forwhereasithathbeenwellsaid，thatthearch-flatterer，withwhomallthepettyflatterershaveintelligence，isaman`sself；certainlytheloverismore.Fortherewasneverproudmanthoughtsoabsurdlywellofhimself，astheloverdothofthepersonloved；andthereforeitwaswellsaid，Thatitisimpossibletolove，andtobewise.Neitherdoththisweaknessappeartoothersonly，andnottothepartyloved；buttothelovedmostofall，exceptthelovebereciproque.Foritisatruerule，thatloveiseverrewarded，eitherwiththereciproque，orwithaninwardandsecretcontempt.译文舞台上的爱情比生活中的爱情要美好得多。因为在舞台上，爱情只是喜剧和悲剧的素材。而在人生中，爱情却常常招来不幸。它有时像那位诱惑人的魔女，有时又像那位复仇的女神。你可以看到，一切真正伟大的人物（无论是古人、今人，只要是其英名永铭于人类记忆中的），“没有一个是因爱情而发狂的人：因为伟大的事业抑制了这种软弱的感憎。只有罗马的安东尼和克劳底亚是例外。前者本性就好色荒淫，然而后者却是严肃多谋的人。所以爱情不仅会占领开旷坦阔的胸怀，有时也能闯入壁垒森严的心灵——假如守御不严的话。埃皮克拉斯曾说过一句笑话：”人生不过是一座大戏台。“似乎本应努力追求高尚事业的人类，却只应像玩偶奴隶般地逢场作