乔治·艾略特在"Middlemarch"中借Celia之口说，"人一旦有了什么念头就像洒落了一把针一样，坐立不宁，寝食难安。"实在是贴切得很！
原文是：Notions and scruples were like spilt needles, making one afraid of treading, or sitting down or even eating. 不知我翻译得是否准确。
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