It is a little thing to starve to death; it is a serious matter to lose one's virtue.

饿死是小事一桩;失去美德是一件很严重的事情。

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I look upon it as a Point of Morality, to be obliged by those who endeavour to oblige me.

我认为这是一个道德问题,应该由那些尽力帮助我的人来帮助我。

Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.

尊重真理几乎是一切道德的基础。