Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man's cruelty and baseness.

  • -- Bryant H. McGill 布莱恩特·H·麦吉尔

礼貌是文明乌云背后的一道银线;它是优雅的最好部分,在许多方面,是一种英雄的美丽艺术,在人类的残酷和卑鄙的巨大画廊。

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Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of courtesy and humility, obey the conventions and rules of society, and achieve order.

因此,一个人首先应该被老师的教导所改变,并遵循礼仪的原则。只有这样,他才能遵守礼貌和谦逊的规则,遵守社会的惯例和规则,实现秩序。

There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.

没有什么辩护能比得上精心准备的礼貌。

Behind every cloud is another cloud.

每片云的背后都有另一片云。