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A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

  • -- Washington Irving 华盛顿欧文

尖刻的脾气永远不会随着年龄的增长而成熟，锋利的舌头是唯一的利器，它会随着不断的使用而变得更加锋利。

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普遍的人类法则——需要、对所爱之人的爱、恐惧、饥饿、周期性的兴奋，以及在没有饥饿/恐惧/痛苦的情况下自然升起的善良——是永恒的、可预测的、可靠的、普遍的，只是点缀着当地文化的细节。

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Why does the lizard stick his tongue out? The lizard sticks its tongue out because that's the way its listening and looking and tasting its environment. It's its means of appreciating what's in front of it.

为什么蜥蜴把舌头伸出来?蜥蜴伸出舌头，因为这是它倾听、观察和品尝周围环境的方式。它是一种欣赏眼前事物的方式。

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A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

适度好的东西并不如它应该的那么好。适度的性情总是一种美德;但是原则上适度总是一种恶习。

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A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.

锋利的舌头是唯一的锋利的工具，增长与不断使用。

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Food was a constant topic of conversation in our household.

在我们家，食物一直是人们谈论的话题。

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Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper.

夸张是失去理智的真理。

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