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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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。

It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be modest when one is a nobody.

一个人谦虚是容易的,但当一个人是无名小卒时,谦虚就很难了。

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。

There is no sanctuary of virtue like home.

家是美德的庇护所。