It is a strong thing to say what one is, and not be ashamed of it; even although it be in doubtful taste to repeat the statement too often in one evening.
坦言自己是什么人,并不以此为耻,是有力量的表现;即使一晚上重复太多次,未免有些不合时宜。
— Robert Louis Stevenson · An Inland Voyage · Origny Sainte-Benoîte: The Company at Table —