Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.

  • -- Elbert Hubbard 埃尔伯特·哈伯德

许多人的名声如果在街上遇到自己的品德会互相不认识。

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And whatever our faith -- whatever our faith, one belief should bind us all: The measure of our character is our willingness to give of ourselves for others and for our country.

无论我们的信仰是什么——无论我们的信仰是什么,一种信仰应该把我们所有人绑在一起:衡量我们品格的标准是我们愿意为他人和国家奉献自己。

If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character, would you slow down? Or speed up?

如果死亡意味着离开舞台的时间足够长,可以换一身戏服,以一个新角色的身份回来,你会放慢脚步吗?或加速?

One way to evaluate your own reputation is to think about what would be said of you at your eulogy.

评价你自己声誉的一个方法是想想在你的悼词上人们会怎么评价你。

In a way my reputation has become that of the curmudgeon.

在某种程度上,我的名声已经变成了一个乖戾的人。