All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous.

  • -- Iris Murdoch 默多克

所有的艺术都是一种挣扎,以一种特殊的方式,成为有道德的人。

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In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.

在与痛苦的斗争中,人永远不能获得平静;与痛苦的斗争只会产生新的形式的痛苦。

Powerful states can maintain themselves only by crime, little states are virtuous only by weakness.

强大的国家只能靠犯罪来维持自己,弱小的国家只有靠软弱才有美德。

One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.

总有一天,回想起来,那些奋斗的岁月会给你留下最美好的印象。

Nothing is more unpleasant than a virtuous person with a mean mind.

没有什么比一个有道德但心胸狭窄的人更令人讨厌的了。