All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it. (John Locke, British Philosopher)
人都会犯错误,在许多情况下,大多数仍是由于欲望或兴趣的引诱而犯错误的。(英国哲学家 洛克.J.)
Character is what you are in the dark. (D. L Moody1. USA churchman)
暗处最能反映一个人真正品格。(美国教士 穆迪.D.L)
Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues3 mount. (Clare Boothe Luce, RSA dramatist)
勇气是一架梯子,其他美德全靠它爬上去。(美国剧作家 卢斯.C.B.)
Despite all the life danger, with one selfless act from one common person, someone is saved, A hero is made. (Norman Stephens, USA writer)
不管一切危险,由于一个普通人的无私行动,有人得救了,英雄就应运而生。(美国作家 斯蒂芬斯.N.)
Distrust can be contagious4. But, so can trust. (Robbins Stacia, British writer)
不信任有传染性。但是信任也如此。(英国作家 斯达卡.R.)
Fame is the chastisement5 of meit and the punishment of talent. (Nicolas Chamfort, French writer)
盛名殊誉是德才之忌。(法国作家 尚福尔.N.)
God was constructed out of mankind's need for hope, for purpose, for meaning:an invisible protector and conscientious6 father. (Howards Mel. USA writer)
人类出于对希望、目标意义的需要而造出了神:一位冥冥之中的保护者和尽责的养育者。(美国作家 梅尔.H.)
He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars; general good is the plea of the scoundrel , hypocrite and flatterer. (William Black, British poet)
行善总是具体的、特定的;抽象的、笼统的行善是恶棍、伪君子和献媚者的托辞。(英国诗人 布莱克.W.)
I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral7 is what you feel bad after. (Ernest Hemingway, USA writer)
我只知道所谓道德是指你事后觉得好的东西,所谓不道德是指你事后觉得不好的东西。(美国作家 海明威.E.)
If you would convince others ,you seem open to conviction yourself. (Philip Dormer Chesterfield, British statesman)
要说服别人,先得说服自己。(英国政治家 切斯特菲尔德.P.D.)
If your morals make you dreary8. depend upon it, they are wrong. (Robert Louis Stevenson, British novelist)
如果你的品行使你郁郁寡欢,那么,这些品行无疑是错误的。(英国小说家 斯蒂文森.R.L.)
It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical9 or should be regarded as merely cowardly. (Magaret Mead10, USA humanist)
一个有待解决的问题是:基于是害怕无休止的惩罚而产生的行为是被视作有道德的呢,还是应该被视作懦弱的?(美国人文学家 米德.M.)
It is not enough to do good; one must do it the right way. (John Morley, British statesman)
人不仅要做好事,更要以正确的方式做好事。(英国政治家 莫利.J.)
Lying disguises our mortality, our inadequacies, our fears and anxieties, our loneliness in the midst of the crowd. We yearn11 for the comfort of familiar lies to create a more amenable12 reality. (Howards Mel, USAwriter)
说谎掩盖了人死的必然性、缺陷、恐惧、焦虑和在熙熙攘攘的人群中所感到的孤独。耳熟能详的谎言会创造一个较易应付的现实。 人渴望从这些谎言中得到安慰。(美国作家 梅尔.H.)
Morality is not really the doctrine13 of how to make ourselves happy but of how we are to be worthy14 of happiness. (Immanuel Kant, German Philosopher)
道德确实不是指导人们如何使自己幸福的教条,而是指导人们如何配享有幸福的学说。(德国哲学家 康德.I.)
Morality is the custom of one's country ;cannibalism15 is moral in a cannibal country. (Samuel Brttler, British writer)
道德是一个人所在国家的风俗习惯:在吃人的国家里,吃人是合乎道德的。(英国作家 勃特勒.S.)
Morality is the herd16 instinct in the individual. (German Philosopher)
道德是个人心目中的群居本能。(德国哲学家 尼采.F.)
Morality may consist solely17 in the courage of making a choice. (Leon Nlum, French statesman)
道德可能仅仅在于有勇气作出抉择。(法国政治家 布鲁姆.L.)
Mutual18 forgiveness of each vice19, such are the gates of Paradise. (William Black, British poet)
相互宽容对方的缺点,乃是通向天堂之门。(英国诗人 布莱克.W.)
No mourality can be founded on authority, even if the authouity were divine. (A. J. Ayer. USA writer)
道德不可能建立在权威的基础上,即使这种权威是至高无上的。(美国作家 艾尔.A.J.)
Nothing is easier than to deceive one's self. (Demothenes, Ancient Greek statesman)
再没有什么比欺骗自己更容易的了。(古然希腊政治家 德摩西尼)
Personality is to man what perfume is to a flower. (C C Schwab. US A Businessman)
品格之于人,犹如芳香之于花。(美国实业家 施瓦布 C .C.)
Plain living and high thinking. (william Wordsworth, British poet)
生活要朴素,情操要高尚。(英国诗人 德莱顿., J)
Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind. (william shakewspeare British dramalist)
如果送礼的人不是出于真心,再贵重的礼物也会失去它的价值。(英国剧作家 莎 士比亚. W)
There is , however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue2. (E Burke, British statesman)
克制也有个限度,超过了限度就不再是美德。(美国政治家 伯克 . E.)
Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful. (William shakespeare, British dramatist)
美德是勇敢的,善良从来无所畏惧。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚. W.)
We all tell lies——little lies, big lies, necessity lies in order to insure social and psychological peace and comfort. (Howard Mel, USA writer)
所有的人说 的谎——小谎、大谎、善意的谎——都是为确保社会安宁、心理舒适采取的必要手段。(美国作家 梅尔, H.)
We know the good, we apprehend20 it clearly, but we can't bring it to achievement. To persevere21, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man. (Euripides , ancient Creek22 dramatist.)
我们懂得善,我们理解善,但是我们无法实现善。人的勇气就是坚信自己的希望能够实现,并为之进行不屈不挠的努力。(法国作家 赖奇特 J. P)
Wherever true valor23 is found, true modesty24 will there abound25. (William Gillbert, British dramatist and poet)
真正的勇敢,都包含谦虚。(英国剧作家、诗人 吉尔伯特.W.)
Words may be false and full of arts ,sighs are the natural language of the heart. (Thomas Shadwell, British dramatist)
言语可以是谎言并带有技巧;叹息才是心灵的自然流露。(英国剧作家 沙德韦尔.T.)
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