All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing.

  • -- Edmund Burke 埃德蒙伯克

邪恶要想成功,好人什么也不做。

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Faith makes all evil good to us, and all good better; unbelief makes all good evil, and all evil worse. Faith laughs at the shaking of the spear; unbelief trembles at the shaking of a leaf.

信心叫一切的恶都与我们有益,叫一切的善都与我们有益。不信从,使万善变恶,万恶更坏。信心嘲笑矛的摇动;不信,树叶一抖。

It's weird, man. I've had a weird life, and I don't want to end up on the dole. I'm fed up with the plumbing. And I think it would be good to be a little pop star again.

很奇怪,男人。我过着一种奇怪的生活,我不想最后靠救济金生活。我受够了管道。我认为再次成为一个小流行歌星会很好。

Decency must be an even more exhausting state to maintain than its opposite. Those who succeed seem to need a stupefying amount of sleep.

体面必须是一种比它的反面更令人筋疲力尽的状态来维持。那些成功的人似乎需要充足的睡眠。

I was very blessed in always knowing what I wanted to do, and by the grace of God I've been able to succeed in my chosen career.

我很幸运,总是知道自己想做什么,上帝的恩典让我能够在自己选择的职业上取得成功。

I think it's important to do a good job and not to feel that you've got to make grand gestures, but just to get on and deliver.

我认为把工作做好是很重要的,不要觉得你必须做出宏伟的姿态,而是要继续前进,实现目标。

If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take.

如果法律是一个坏的法律,你总是有采取行动的或有权利,否则你不会采取行动。

As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she could strip for action.

当她从她的闺房里冲出来的时候,你绝对不会想到她会为了行动而脱光衣服。

The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.

承认恶行是善行的开端。

Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.

绝望是麻醉剂。它使头脑变得麻木不仁。

If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime.

如果适度是一种错误,那么漠不关心就是一种犯罪。