It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations.

  • -- Walter Bagehot 沃尔特·巴格霍特

没有恶习是好的,但没有诱惑就不好了。

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We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.

我们并不轻视所有有恶习的人,但我们确实鄙视那些没有美德的人。

Hypocrisy, the lie, is the true sister of evil, intolerance, and cruelty.

虚伪,谎言,是邪恶、偏执和残忍的真正姐妹。

Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.

罪恶是神秘的根源,痛苦是知识的根源。

Here's a rule I recommend: Never practice two vices at once.

我推荐一条规则:永远不要同时做两件坏事。

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

我们获得了抵制诱惑的力量。

Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.

永远不要屈服于痛苦的诱惑。