A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

  • -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

一个人通常对金钱比对原则更谨慎。

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A man of sense only trifles with them, plays with them, humors and flatters them, as he does with a sprightly and forward child; but he neither consults them about, nor trusts them with, serious matters.

一个有理智的人只会和他们玩些鸡毛蒜皮的事,逗他们开心,奉承他们,就像他对待一个活泼好动的孩子一样;但他既不向他们请教,也不把严肃的事情托付给他们。

All the dark, malevolent Passions of the Soul are roused and exerted; its mild and amiable affections are suppressed; and with them, virtuous Principles are laid prostrate.

灵魂中所有黑暗、邪恶的激情都被激发和发挥出来;它温和可亲的感情被压抑了;有了他们,高尚的原则就会被推翻。

I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret.

我通常从那些向别人保证会保守秘密的人那里得到我的东西。

Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.

猫似乎遵循着这样的原则:你想要什么就说什么,这从来没有害处。

What lies behind appearance is usually another appearance.

表象的背后通常是另一种表象。

I'm not fit company for man or beast.

我不适合与人或野兽为伴。