Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.

  • -- Tacitus 塔西托斯

坦率和慷慨,除非经过适当的节制,否则会导致毁灭。

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Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.

节制被称为一种美德,它能限制伟人的野心,并能安慰平庸之辈,因为他们缺乏财富和优点。

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

一旦拔剑,人的感情就会变得没有节制。

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

我不想我的下半生(余生)都用来做演讲。

Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege.

不要把给予看作是一种责任,而是一种特权。