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Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.

  • -- Honoré de Balzac 尊敬的巴尔扎克

礼貌只是一般自私的表面现象。

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There's nothing more exciting for an actor than a chance to lose, to be someone who has lost - especially if it's someone who starts off with a veneer of control. To be broken is wonderful.

对于一个演员来说，没有什么比失去一个机会更令人兴奋的了，成为一个已经失去的人——尤其是当这个人一开始就有一种控制的假象的时候。被打破是美好的。

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One of the best things to come out of the home computer revolution could be the general and widespread understanding of how severely limited logic really is.

从家庭计算机革命中得到的最好的东西之一，可能是对逻辑究竟有多么有限的普遍和广泛的理解。

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Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.

我们可以说，一般说来，人类是善变的、虚伪的、贪婪的。

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Courtesy is appropriate for gentlemen and necessary for thieves.

礼貌对绅士是适当的，对小偷是必要的。

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Selfishness stops the flow of blessings to you and others.

自私会阻止祝福流向你和他人。

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Princes of courtesy, merciful, proud and strong.

有礼貌，有怜悯，有骄傲，有力量的王子。

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