Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood.

  • -- Laurence Sterne 劳伦斯·斯特恩

求偶包括许多安静的关注,既不尖锐到引起警觉,也不模糊到让人无法理解。

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Flattery in courtship is the highest insolence, for whilst it pretends to bestow on you more than you deserve, it is watching an opportunity to take from you what you really have.

求爱时的奉承是最无礼的,因为它假装给你的东西比你应得的多,其实是在伺机夺走你真正拥有的东西。