A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.

-- Quintilian 昆提利亚语

以牺牲美德为代价换来的笑声太昂贵了。

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Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life.

名誉和权力是所有人的目标。甚至他们的部分成果也是由极少数人获得的;而且，这也以牺牲社交乐趣、健康、良知和生命为代价。

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Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state wants to live at the expense of everyone.

每个人都想以国家为代价生活。他们忘记了国家想要牺牲所有人的利益。

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It now costs more to amuse a child than it once did to educate his father.

现在逗孩子开心的花费比以前教育他父亲的花费还要多。

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It costs a lot to build bad products.

制造劣质产品的成本很高。

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