狄更斯《遠(yuǎn)大前程》：

because?it?is?a?principle?of?his?that?no?man?who?was?not?a?true?gentleman?at?heart?ever?was,?since?the?world?began,?a?true?gentleman?in?manner.?He?says,?no?varnish?can?hide?the?grain?of?the?wood;?and?that?the?more?varnish?you?put?on,?the?more?the?grain?will?express?itself.

因?yàn)槲腋赣H向來有個(gè)信念，他認(rèn)為自從開天辟地以來，誰要是沒有真正的上等人的心地，那也就絕不可能有真正的上等人的儀表。他還說，木料盡管抹上漆，卻掩蓋不了紋理：漆抹得愈多，紋理反而愈顯著。