That old man dies prematurely whose memory records no benefits conferred. They only have lived long who have lived virtuously.

  • -- Richard Brinsley Sheridan 理查德·布林斯利·谢里丹

那位老人英年早逝,他的记忆没有任何好处。只有生活得高尚的人才能长寿。

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The sage belongs to the same obsolete repertory as the virtuous maiden and the enlightened monarch.

圣人与贤惠的少女和开明的君主属于同一种过时的套路。

Let no man under value the price of a virtuous woman's counsel.

不要让男人低估一个贤惠女人的忠告的价值。