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In social matters, pointless conventions are not merely the bee sting of etiquette, but the snake bite of moral order.

  • -- Florence King 佛罗伦萨国王

在社会事务中，毫无意义的习俗不仅是礼仪的蜜蜂蜇人之痛，也是道德秩序的毒蛇咬人之痛。

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Friendship can only exist between persons with similar interests and points of view. Man and woman by the conventions of society are born with different interests and different points of view.

友谊只能存在于有着相似兴趣和观点的人之间。男人和女人由社会习俗而生，有着不同的兴趣和不同的观点。

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The pretended physical philosophy of modern days strips Man of all his moral attributes, or holds them of no account in the estimate of his origin and place in the created world.

现代的假物理哲学剥夺了人的一切道德属性，或者在估计他的起源和在被创造的世界中的地位时不考虑这些属性。

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If we are now holding late-night talk-show hosts to the same moral accountability as we hold politicians or clergymen, I'm out. I'm gone.

如果我们现在让深夜脱口秀主持人承担与政客或牧师同样的道德责任，我就出局了。我走了。

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Experience is the best teacher of all. And for that, there are no guarantees that one will become an artist. Only the journey matters.

经验是最好的老师。对于这一点，并不能保证一个人会成为艺术家。只有旅行才重要。

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In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

在时尚方面，随波逐流;在原则问题上，要像石头一样坚定。

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