When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.

  • -- Otto von Bismarck 奥托·冯·俾斯麦

当你说你原则上同意一件事的时候,你的意思是你根本没有打算把它付诸实践。

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Is marriage for ever? I think you get married with the intention that it will be, but who knows?

婚姻是永恒的吗?我认为你结婚的初衷是这样的,但谁知道呢?

It's all very well to have principles, but when it comes to money you have to be flexible.

有原则固然好,但在钱的问题上你必须灵活。

We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles.

我们都生活在某些我们称之为原则的懦弱的保护之中。

Your intention for a book is never the same as the reception.

你想要一本书的目的和你想要得到的接待是不一样的。