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Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues we write in water literary
'Manners’ in Shakespeare’s time means ‘the way you live your life’. Therefore, 'men's evil manners live in brass' is telling us the bad things people do are ‘written in brass’. In this way, we will remember these bad things for a long time. In constract, 'their virtues we write in water' indicates that the good things people do, in other words, their ‘virtues’ are not remembered at all simplely because they are written in water.
Người ta thường ghi nhớ những điều xấu mà người khác làm nhưng họ rất dễ dàng quên đi hoặc vứt bỏ những điều tốt đẹp của người khác.
Cụm từ này đến từ một trong những vở kịch của Shakespeare, đó là Henry VIII, Act 4, Scene 2.
Do you see anything wrong?
Daughter: So I really want all my friends to have a great time. I was thinking it would be a good idea to have some candy out on the tables for people to snack on.
Mother: Well, if you want them to really enjoy themselves, candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.
Kathy Cao
2021-03-27 01:03
