Better not be at all than not be noble.

  • -- Alfred, Lord Tennyson 阿尔弗雷德,丁尼生勋爵

与其不高尚,不如根本不高尚。

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There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors... But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity.

有些人有一种快乐的性情,一种强烈的荣誉感和自尊感,他们对正义和美德的热爱与一般人对财富和荣誉的热爱是一样的……但这些人的数目是如此之少,我提到他们只是为了向人类表示敬意。

The association promotes a way of life, not causes; a harmony in living, not political faiths; a bilateral loyalty, not commercial or social projects. Yet it is an association for as noble a purpose as any involved in any prior decisions.

协会提倡的是一种生活方式,而不是事业;和谐的生活,而不是政治信仰;一种双边的忠诚,而不是商业或社会项目。然而,它是一个有着崇高目标的协会,就像任何先前的决定一样。

It's an honor to see that green jacket in the bedroom closet, but I'm not going to become somebody else because I won the Masters.

我很荣幸能在卧室的衣橱里看到那件绿色的夹克,但我不会因为赢得了大师赛而成为别人。

A court is an assembly of noble and distinguished beggars.

法庭是高贵而杰出的乞丐的集会。