Gertie recommended her to adopt the habit of not magnifying grievances; if you wanted to view trouble, you could take opera-glasses, but you should be careful to hold them the wrong way round.

  • -- William Pett Ridge 威廉·佩特·里奇

格蒂建议她养成不夸大委屈的习惯;如果你想看到麻烦,你可以带着望远镜,但要小心拿反了。

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Habit is a second nature that destroys the first. But what is nature? Why is habit not natural? I am very much afraid that nature itself is only a first habit, just as habit is a second nature.

习惯是第二天性,它能破坏第一天性。但什么是自然?为什么习惯不是自然的?我很担心,自然本身只是第一个习惯,就像习惯是第二天性一样。

Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a habit out of it.

婚姻是一件好事,但我认为把它作为一种习惯是错误的。