No matter how tight a monkey's trousers are, there is always space for his tail. 不管猴子的裤子有多紧,它的尾巴总是有空间的。
It's astonishing how important a man becomes when he dies. 一个人死后变得如此重要,真是令人惊讶。
He that does not ask will never get a bargain. 不问价格的人永远得不到便宜。
Avarice hoards itself poor; charity gives itself rich. 贪婪积少成多;慈善使自己富有。
Shared laughter is erotic too. 分享笑声也很性感。 -- Marge Piercy 玛吉·皮尔斯
Naught's a naught and figger's a figger - all for the white man and none for the nigger. 零就是零,菲格就是菲格——全是为了白人,没有一个是为了黑人。
In spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to what the woman has been thinking all winter. 春天,年轻男子的想象力会轻松地转向女人整个冬天的想法。
God sends meat and the devil sends cooks. 上帝送肉,魔鬼送厨师。 -- Thomas Deloney 托马斯·戴伦埃
The best morsels are never given to a beggar. 最好的食物从不给乞丐。
I wept when I was born, and every day shows why. 我一出生就哭了,每一天都说明了原因。