What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.

  • -- Benjamin Disraeli 本杰明·迪斯雷利

真诚并不总是真实的;相反,错误往往比真理更为严重。

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Extension work is not exhortation. Nor is it exploitation of the people, or advertising of an institution, or publicity work for securing students. It is a plain, earnest, and continuous effort to meet the needs of the people on their own farms and in the localities.

推广工作不是劝勉。也不是为了剥削人民,不是为了宣传某所大学,不是为了保护学生。这是为了满足本地区和本地区人民的需要而作出的朴素、认真和不断的努力。

A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

一个人永远不应该羞于承认自己犯了错误,这只是在说,换句话说,他今天比昨天更聪明。

Sincerity is not only effective and honourable, it is also much less difficult than is commonly supposed.

真诚不仅是有效的和光荣的,它也比通常认为的困难得多。

The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity.

当时诗歌的第一个问题就是诚实,真诚。

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

你开玩笑打死的松鼠,死得很认真。

If I commit an error I do it without bad intention.

如果我犯了错误,我做它没有恶意。