We are apt to love praise, but not deserve it. But if we would deserve it, we must love virtue more than that.

  • -- William Penn 威廉·佩恩

我们倾向于喜欢赞美,但却不配。但如果我们想要得到它,我们必须更爱美德。

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Her virtue was that she said what she thought, her vice that what she thought didn't amount to much.

她的优点是她想说什么就说什么,她的缺点是她的想法无足轻重。

I'm trying to reestablish my career and do great work and give my kids the life they deserve.

我正在努力重建我的事业,做伟大的工作,给我的孩子们他们应得的生活。

Fondly we think we honor merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men.

当我们在别人身上赞美自己的时候,我们就会天真地认为自己尊重美德。

I've always heard people's criticisms twice as loudly as their praise.

我总是听到人们批评的声音是赞扬的两倍。

Don't let anyone make you feel like you don't deserve what you want.

不要让任何人让你觉得你不配拥有你想要的。

It would be so nice if something would make sense for a change.

如果有什么事情能改变一下就太好了。

The ordeal of virtue is to resist all temptation to evil.

对美德的考验是抵制一切邪恶的诱惑。

Without music life would be a mistake.

没有音乐,生活将是一个错误。