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It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

  • -- Samuel Butler 塞缪尔巴特勒

恶的作用是把善保持在合理的范围之内。

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I think being an actor makes me a better writer and vice versa. I know the kinds of roles I would kill to play, and I try to create them for others.

我认为当演员使我成为一个更好的作家，反之亦然。我知道我想要扮演什么样的角色，我试着为别人创造这样的角色。

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Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes respectable in wartime.

每一种恶行都曾是一种美德，并可能再次受到尊敬，就像战争时期的仇恨会受到尊敬一样。

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Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity.

有些美德只出现在苦难中，而另一些美德只出现在顺境中。

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Fame is a jealous mistress and will brook no rival.

名声是嫉妒的情妇，容不得对手。

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