More people are flattered into virtue than bullied out of vice.

  • -- Robert Smith Surtees 瑟蒂斯

被奉承成美德的人比被威逼出罪恶的人多。

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I do adore food. If I have any vice it's eating. If I was told I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, I could put up with sausage and mash forever.

我非常喜欢食物。如果我有什么恶习,那就是吃。如果有人告诉我,我的余生只能吃一种食物,我可以永远忍受香肠和土豆泥。

Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment.

邪恶之心,好像忿怒,将喜乐变为刑罚。

Many people think that virtue consists of severity towards others.

许多人认为美德在于对他人的严厉。

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

在所有的美德中,自由主义是最受欢迎的。