It is curious how, from time immemorial, man seems to have associated the idea of evil with beauty, shrunk from it with a sort of ghostly fear, while, at the same time drawn to it by force of its hypnotic attraction.

  • -- Richard Le Gallienne 理查德·勒·加利恩

令人好奇的是,从远古时代起,人类似乎就把邪恶与美联系在一起,却带着一种幽灵般的恐惧而退缩,同时又被其催眠般的吸引力所吸引。

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Being a physician, you can either treat the symptoms or cure the disease. This Congress has been treating the symptoms. It's time we cure the disease and take care of the problems that are underlying our poor economy.

作为一名医生,你既可以治疗症状,也可以治愈疾病。本届国会一直在治疗这些症状。我们是时候治愈这种疾病,解决我们经济落后背后的问题了。

Every year of my life I grow more convinced that it is wisest and best to fix our attention on the beautiful and the good, and dwell as little as possible on the evil and the false.

在我生命中的每一年,我越来越确信,把我们的注意力集中在美好和善良上,尽可能少地纠缠于邪恶和虚伪,这是最明智和最好的。

I've been hit hard a few times, been hit really hard a few times, but I don't think I've ever left a memorable, lasting impression on anyone I've ever hit.

我被打过几次,真的被打过几次,但我不认为我给任何一个被打过的人留下过难忘的、持久的印象。

Evil requires the sanction of the victim.

邪恶需要受害者的认可。