It is the duty of men to judge men only by their actions. Our faculties furnish us with no means of arriving at the motive, the character, the secret self. We call the tree good from its fruits, and the man, from his works.

  • -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

人们有责任仅从他们的行为来判断他们。我们的才能使我们无法达到动机、性格和秘密的自我。我们从果实中称树为善,从行为中称人为善。

相关名言

An attitude of philosophic doubt, of suspended judgment, is repugnant to the natural man. Belief is an independent joy to him.

一种哲学上的怀疑态度,一种悬而不决的判断态度,是自然的人所厌恶的。信仰对他来说是一种独立的快乐。

Worry about your character, not your reputation. Your character is who you are, your reputation is who people think you are.

担心你的性格,而不是你的名声。你的性格决定了你是谁,你的名声决定了人们认为你是谁。

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。

I've made a wonderful living playing that theatrical character - the professional brassy dame.

我演那个戏剧角色——那个职业的傲慢无礼的女人,过得很好。

A Handkerchief is not tied to a head which does not ache.

手帕不系在不疼的头上。

Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.

每个人都喜欢相信而不是判断。