He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual.

  • -- Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊

一个允许自己撒一次谎的人,发现第二次和第三次更容易,直到最后成为习惯。

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When we're upset, our vocal cords tighten and we can't speak. And when I lie - well, I can't lie, because the same thing happens - everyone who knows me knows that when I start squeaking, I've started lying.

当我们难过的时候,我们的声带会绷紧,我们不能说话。当我撒谎的时候——嗯,我不能撒谎,因为同样的事情也会发生——所有认识我的人都知道,当我开始尖叫的时候,我已经开始撒谎了。

Like, they know that I have a habit of rubbing my earlobes, I've been doing it since I was two.

他们知道我有揉耳垂的习惯,我从两岁就开始揉耳垂了。

If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.

如果你不把自己的真实情况告诉别人,你就不能把别人的真实情况告诉别人。

Each year one vicious habit discarded, in time might make the worst of us good.

每一年改掉一个坏习惯,假以时日,我们中最坏的人也会变好。

There are times when you have to face your enemies, sit down and deal with it.

有时候你不得不面对你的敌人,坐下来处理它。

I'm not a sad person, upset the whole time, but I seem to be quite emotional.

我不是一个悲伤的人,总是心烦意乱,但我似乎很情绪化。