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Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.

  • -- Joseph Addison 约瑟夫·艾迪生

谦虚不仅是装饰品，而且是美德的守卫。

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The only virtue a character needs to possess between hardcovers, even if he bears a real person's name, is vitality: if he comes to life in our imaginations, he passes the test.

一个角色在精装书之间所需要拥有的唯一美德就是活力，即使他的名字是真实的，如果他在我们的想象中出现，他就通过了考验。

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I don't think it's the nature of any man to be monogamous. Men are propelled by genetically ordained impulses over which they have no control to distribute their seed.

我认为一夫一妻制不是男人的本性。人类是由基因决定的冲动推动的，他们无法控制这种冲动来传播他们的种子。

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Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person.

通常谦虚的人被认为是矜持的人，沉默的人被认为是阴沉的人。

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Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.

美德受到坏人的迫害多于受到好人的喜爱。

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