People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.

  • -- Otto von Bismarck 奥托·冯·俾斯麦

人们说谎最多的时候是打猎之后、战争期间或选举之前。

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It has been one of my difficulties, in arguing this question out of doors with friends or strangers, that I rarely find any intelligible agreement as to the object of the war.

在户外与朋友或陌生人讨论这个问题时,我的困难之一是,我很少能就战争的目标达成任何明确的一致意见。

He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual.

一个允许自己撒一次谎的人,发现第二次和第三次更容易,直到最后成为习惯。

I'll be glad to reply to or dodge your questions, depending on what I think will help our election most.

我很乐意回答或回避你的问题,这取决于我认为什么对我们的选举最有帮助。

The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed.

说谎的力量远远小于不被讨论的力量。

We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate.

我们都想投票给伴郎,但他从来都不是候选人。

War is just a damn nuisance.

战争真是讨厌透了。