Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.

  • -- Oscar Wilde 奥斯卡王尔德

流言蜚语因道德而乏味。

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The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.

因此,道德美德既不是自然产生的,也不是违反自然的。自然的确在我们心中为它们的接受做了准备,但它们的完全形成是习惯的产物。

Only way to live here is day by day, same as anywhere.

在这里生活的唯一方式就是日复一日,就像在任何地方一样。

Scandal dies sooner of itself, than we could kill it.

丑闻本身很快就会消失,我们还来不及消灭它。

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

爱情和丑闻是茶中最好的提神剂。