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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We can only write well about our sins because it is too difficult to recall a virtuous act or even whether it was the result of good or evil motives.

我们只能把自己的罪恶写得很好,因为我们很难回忆起一件善行,甚至是善恶动机的结果。

The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so.

最贤惠的人是那些满足于自己的贤惠而不刻意表现出来的人。