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A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy.

  • -- Samuel Butler 塞缪尔巴特勒

美德要有用，就像黄金一样，必须用更普通、更耐用的合金来合金化。

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Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed in procuring them, and the value of the capital employed in the mines which produce them.

黄金和白银同其他商品一样，具有内在的价值，这种价值不是任意的，而是取决于它们的稀缺性、获得它们所付出的劳动的数量以及生产它们的矿山所使用的资本的价值。

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Virtue is relative to the actions and ages of each of us in all that we do.

美德与我们每个人的行为和年龄有关。

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True valor, on virtue founded strong, meets all events alike.

真正的勇敢是建立在坚强的美德之上的，遇到任何事情都是一样的。

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Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them?

见鬼，金牌，你能用它们做什么?

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