Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

-- W. Somerset Maugham 威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆

完美有一个严重的缺点:它容易沉闷。

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There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants - more than anything else - to become rich. As long as they don't have the money, it'll seem like a worthwhile goal. Once they do, they'll understand how important other things are - and have always been.

有些人的想法存在严重缺陷，他们最希望成为富人。只要他们没有钱，这似乎是一个有价值的目标。一旦他们这样做了，他们就会明白其他事情是多么重要——而且一直如此。

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Men who do not make advances to women are apt to become victims to women who make advances to them

不向女人献殷勤的男人很容易成为向他们献殷勤的女人的牺牲品

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I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels.

我认为语言上的放纵和内心的放纵一样，都是一种缺陷。

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