Luxury is an enticing pleasure, a bastard mirth, which hath honey in her mouth, gall in her heart, and a sting in her tail.

  • -- Francis Quarles 夸尔斯

奢侈是一种诱人的快乐,是一种私生子的欢乐,嘴里有蜜,心里有苦,尾巴上有刺。

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What is called a high standard of living consists, in considerable measure, in arrangements for avoiding muscular energy, for increasing sensual pleasure and enhancing caloric intake above any conceivable nutritional requirement.

所谓高生活水平,在相当大的程度上是由避免肌肉能量、增加感官享受和增加热量摄入的安排所构成的,而这些都超出了任何可以想象的营养需求。

Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.

大多数人追求快乐的速度是如此之快,以至于他们匆忙地错过了它。

If he was lost for a moment, he would dive straight back into its honey.

如果他迷失了片刻,他会一头扎回蜂蜜里。

Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.

嘴里有蜜的蜜蜂尾巴上有刺。