五匹の子豚

- Англичане, - сказал Пуаро, - люди высокой нравственности.

• Верно, будь они прокляты! – подтвердил лорд Диттишем.

- Рыться в прошлом, - размышлял собеседник, - дело стоящее, если есть определенная цель …

• Цель есть.
• Какая?
• Приятно пуститься на розыски правды ради правды.

The desire for drama is very strong in the human race

человек с ограниченным воображением, решая свои затруднения, часто прибегает к насилию

We are all more influenced by smell than we know.

To know you have permanently injured another human being is the heaviest burden anyone could have to bear.

One must have the courage to face reality. Without that courage, life is meaningless.

When a man has a charming, gracious, intelligent wife, he's no business to treat her badly.

I have never seen, myself, why the possession of artistic ability should be supposed to excuse a man from a decent exercise of self-control.

An excess of vitality can be trained and guided into paths of real usefulness and achievement.