Nothing more rapidly inclines a person to go into a monastery than reading a book on etiquette. There are so many trivial ways in which it is possible to commit some social sin.

  • -- Quentin Crisp 昆汀·奎斯普

没有什么比读一本有关礼仪的书更能使人迅速地倾向于进修道院了。有那么多琐碎的方式可以让我们犯下一些社会罪行。

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Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor.

没有什么比使用哪个叉子更重要的了。礼仪是生活的科学。它包含了一切。这是道德。它是荣誉。

Generally speaking, books don't cause much harm. Except when you read them, that is. Then they cause all kinds of problems.

一般来说,书不会造成太大的伤害。除非你读了它们。然后他们造成各种各样的问题。

Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.

一旦你读了一本你喜欢的书,它的一部分就会一直伴随着你。