I don't call you handsome, sir, though I love you most dearly: far too dearly to flatter you. Don't flatter me.

  • -- Charlotte Bronte 夏洛特勃朗特

“我不叫你漂亮,先生,虽然我非常爱你,我太爱你了,没法恭维你。不要奉承我。

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A little dinner, long expected and cold, is by no means given, but dearly sold.

一顿期待已久的寒意袭人的小小晚餐,绝不是施舍,而是高价出售。

Peace and a well-built house cannot be bought too dearly.

和平和一所建得很好的房子再昂贵也不过分。

He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.

懂得奉承的人也懂得诽谤。

Many know how to flatter, few know how to praise.

很多人知道如何奉承,很少有人知道如何赞美。