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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No loan is free. The costs are in your loan somewhere, maybe rolled into the amount to be refinanced or even coming at a higher interest rate.

没有免费的贷款。这些成本存在于你的贷款中,可能会转化为需要再融资的金额,甚至会以更高的利率出现。

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

仅仅节俭不是经济。在真正的经济中,开支,以及巨额开支,可能是一个必不可少的部分。

It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.

重要的不是你付给一个人多少钱,而是他让你付出了什么。

My dad worked several jobs to pay for my expense in skating.

我爸爸做了好几份工作来支付我滑冰的费用。