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The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.

  • -- Edith Sitwell 伊迪丝·西特韦尔

奉承的目的是通过向我们保证我们已经形成的关于自己的观点是正确的，从而安慰和鼓励我们。

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Flattery in courtship is the highest insolence, for whilst it pretends to bestow on you more than you deserve, it is watching an opportunity to take from you what you really have.

求爱时的奉承是最无礼的，因为它假装给你的东西比你应得的多，其实是在伺机夺走你真正拥有的东西。

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My aim in homeschooling is to give my children the ability to be an adult learner, a skill set that will last the rest of their lives.

我在家上学的目的是让我的孩子们有能力成为一名成年学习者，这一技能将持续他们的余生。

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The ultimate aim of the human mind, in all its efforts, is to become acquainted with Truth.

人类思想的最终目标，在其所有的努力中，是认识真理。

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None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.

骄傲人最爱听人的谄媚。他们想要为首，却没有。

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