Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher; tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen; but urge me not to use moderation.

  • -- William Lloyd Garrison 加里森

告诉一个房子着火的人,适度地发出警报;告诉他适度地把他的妻子从掠夺者手中救出来;告诉母亲要慢慢地把她的孩子从它掉进去的火里救出来;但请敦促我不要使用节制。

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The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of their good fortune.

富足的人之所以适度,是因为他们的好运气使他们心平气和、沉着冷静。

Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.

适度是一种美德,只有那些被认为有其他选择的人。

Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers.

每个社会都尊重活着的墨守成规者和死去的捣乱者。