call no man happy until he is dead

call no man happy until he is dead

没有什么可以使一个人快乐,直到临近死亡那一刻.这是希腊谚语
意思是 没有一个人是真正快乐的,即使到了死的时候,也是不快乐的
看看下面的短文
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Some people in a hotel were talking about the happiest part of a man's life.
"It's best to be young," said an old man."A boy is taken care of by his parents.He gets everything from them.He's strong and has a good life."
"No," said a woman."Children are often ill.They can't always do what they want to.They must obey (遵守) their parents.It's better to be a young man.He can always find work,because people like young employees.He can make money and travel to different places."
"But he can't do as he likes," said the old man."He has to work for older people.And a young man is not often rich."
"A young man may fall in love and he will be very happy." said the woman."Oh,no," said the old man."If a young man falls in love,he will be sad.Some young people commit suicide(自杀) when they are in love."
"Not many," said the woman.
"Even if he finds a good girl and marries her,he won't be happy," the old man continued."He must work harder since he has a family.He will always fear losing his job."
"But he will be happy when he's older," she said."If he works hard when he is young,then he will have a lot of money in his old age.So an old man is happiest.His work is done.He can sit by the fire,walk in the country,talk to friends and live in a nice house.He can do anything he likes."
"But he may soon die,and he's afraid.He's often ill,and he cannot do what he could before." said the old man."So you're not happy?" asked the woman."Not very," answered the man.
"When is a man happy then?"
A young man near them spoke for the first time."I know the answer to this question," he said."Call no man happy until he is dead.The ancient Greeks said that,and they were right."
最后一段里有这句话