The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.

  • -- William Hazlitt 威廉·哈兹里特

唯一不能原谅的恶习是虚伪。伪君子悔改本身就是伪善。

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Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety.

要用嚼环勒住你的舌头。你当在嘴唇前警戒,恐怕你口中的言语,败坏你的平安。多言生后悔,多言生平安。

The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the affairs, of his neighbor.

世界上到处都是傻瓜和胆怯的人;然而,每个人都有足够的勇气去承受不幸,有足够的智慧去管理邻居的事务。

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.

假冒为善的人藐视他所欺骗的人,却不尊重自己。如果可能的话,他也会让自己上当。

The difference is too nice - Where ends the virtue or begins the vice.

这种差别太好了——美德在哪里结束,罪恶在哪里开始。

The worst vice of the solitary is the worship of his food.

孤独者最大的恶习是对食物的崇拜。

The most difficult part of repentance is admission.

忏悔最困难的部分是承认。