在我年纪轻轻，阅历尚浅的时候，父亲曾教导过我一句话，至今还萦绕在我心中。 “无论何时，当你想要批评任何人的时候， ”他对我说，“请记住，这世界上并不是所有的人都拥有像你这样的好条件。”
——来自《了不起的盖茨比》开场白
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> "In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. Whenever you feel like criticising any one, he told me, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”
> —— The Great Gatsby