He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual.

  • -- Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊

一个允许自己撒一次谎的人,发现第二次和第三次更容易,直到最后成为习惯。

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Lies are often much more plausible, more appealing to reason, than reality, since the liar has the great advantage of knowing beforehand what the audience wishes or expects to hear.

谎言往往比现实更可信,更能吸引理性,因为说谎者有很大的优势,能够事先知道听众希望或期待听到什么。

Everywhere I go, I will make a good payday. But we got to choose the right opponent and the right time and the right venue.

无论我走到哪里,我都会有一个很好的发薪日。但我们必须选择正确的对手,正确的时间和地点。

You have a habit of turning up in unexpected places, Potter, and you are very rarely there for no good reason.

你总爱在意想不到的地方出现,波特,而且你很少无缘无故地出现在那里。

I am in the habit of looking not so much to the nature of a gift as to the spirit in which it is offered.

我的习惯是,与其说我在观察一件礼物的本质,不如说我在观察它被赋予的精神。

I was just lucky enough to grow up in a time when they actually had drama departments in schools.

我很幸运成长在一个学校里有戏剧系的时代。

I won't tolerate lying.

我不能容忍说谎。