Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play.

  • -- William Congreve 康格里夫

求偶之于婚姻,犹如一出枯燥乏味的戏剧的诙谐开场白。

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Flattery in courtship is the highest insolence, for whilst it pretends to bestow on you more than you deserve, it is watching an opportunity to take from you what you really have.

求爱时的奉承是最无礼的,因为它假装给你的东西比你应得的多,其实是在伺机夺走你真正拥有的东西。

There is nothing wrong with your marriage if you're dealing with bills and kids and the broken garbage disposal and in-laws and work demands. That's a normal marriage.

如果你要处理账单、孩子、破碎的垃圾处理、姻亲和工作需求,你的婚姻就没有什么问题。这是正常的婚姻。

This is courtship all the world over - the man all tongue; the woman all ears.

这是全世界的求爱——男人都是舌头;女人洗耳恭听。

Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows - marriage does.

政治不会成为奇怪的同床异梦者——婚姻却会。