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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A vigorous temper is not altogether an evil. Men who are easy as an old shoe are generally of little worth.

暴躁的脾气并不完全是一种邪恶。容易相处的人通常没有什么价值。

Genius is not so much a light as it is a constant awareness of the surrounding gloom.

天才与其说是一盏灯,不如说是对周围阴暗环境的不断觉察。

Keep up you conjugal love in constant heat and vigor.

保持你的夫妻之爱在恒定的热量和活力。

The natural habitat of the tongue is the left cheek.

舌头的自然栖息地是左颊。

It is easier to talk than to hold one's tongue.

说起来容易,做起来难。

I still have a temper, I suppose.

我想我还是有脾气的。