A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too much.

  • -- Quintilian 昆提利亚语

笑,如果以牺牲礼节为代价,代价太大。

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I'm a gentleman, if nothing else. It's taken me years to become one, but finally I have a sense of propriety.

我至少是个绅士。我花了好几年才成为其中一员,但我终于有了一种得体的感觉。

It costs you something to do good!

做好事是要付出代价的!

What you get free costs too much.

你免费得到的东西太贵了。