And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.

  • -- William Shakespeare 威廉·莎士比亚

常常为自己的过失辩解,反而会使过失愈演愈烈。

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Balance in life is the key, as Aristotle taught us. Nobody likes a naive Pollyanna, but neither do we like to be around people who are constantly complaining and finding fault.

正如亚里士多德所教导我们的,生活的平衡是关键。没有人喜欢天真的乐观主义者,但我们也不喜欢周围的人总是抱怨和挑剔。

We cannot certainly, have any excuse either for taking any thing that belongs to our masters without their leave, or for being unfaithful in their business.

我们当然不能有任何借口,不经主人允许就拿走他的东西,或者在他的事务上不忠。

The loftier and more distant the ideal, the greater its power to lift up the soul.

理想越崇高、越遥远,它鼓舞灵魂的力量就越大。

You find me at work; excuse the dust on my blouse. I sculpt my marble myself.

你发现我在工作;请原谅我衬衫上的灰尘。我自己雕刻大理石。

I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.

我浪费了时间,现在时间也在浪费我。

Such as we are made of, such we be.

我们是由什么样的人构成的,我们就是什么样的人。

Faultless to a fault.

完美到极点。