edelweis Posted March 7, 2013 at 05:58 PM Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 at 05:58 PM Hi all, I am looking for a translation or equivalent saying in Chinese to George Sand's quote "vanity is the quicksand of reason". It's not for a tattoo but only because I don't like needles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li3wei1 Posted March 7, 2013 at 07:10 PM Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 at 07:10 PM Plugged it into Google Translate, and got 虚荣的原因是流沙, i.e. 'quicksand is the reason for vanity'. Close, but not quite there yet, are we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted March 7, 2013 at 08:52 PM Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 at 08:52 PM hehe I did the same with the same results I was hoping some advanced learner or native speaker would have a Chinese equivalent or at least a good translation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lingo-ling Posted March 23, 2013 at 08:29 AM Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 at 08:29 AM 虛榮乃理性之流沙 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted March 23, 2013 at 01:34 PM Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 at 01:34 PM thanks lingo-ling ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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