Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.

-- Evelyn Waugh 伊芙琳·沃

守时是无聊之人的美德。

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When steam first began to pump and wheels go round at so many revolutions per minute, what are called business habits were intended to make the life of man run in harmony with the steam engine, and his movement rival the train in punctuality.

当蒸汽第一次开始泵送时，轮子每分钟转那么多圈，所谓的商业习惯是为了使人们的生活与蒸汽机和谐地运行，而他的运动在准时性上可与火车相媲美。

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What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtuous man ought often to ask himself.

我该对我的时代、我的国家、我的邻居、我的朋友们做些什么呢?这就是一个有道德的人应该经常问自己的问题。

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It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit.

一个人的出身与父母无关，只要他是一个有价值的人。

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