An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.

  • -- Robert A. Heinlein 罗伯特·海因莱因

一个武装的社会是一个文明的社会。当一个人不得不用自己的生活来支持自己的行为时,礼貌是好的。

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My publisher, who was so good as a taster and editor, when she became a writer, lo and behold, it was all this feminine tosh.

我的出版商,当她成为一名作家时,她是一个很好的品尝者和编辑,你看,这都是女性的废话。

Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.

礼仪意味着表现得比绝对必要的好一点。

I've seen the bottom and I know the difference between good golf and bad golf.

我看到了底部,我知道好高尔夫球和坏高尔夫球的区别。

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

良好的举止需要他人的支持。