Highly educated young people are tutored, taught and monitored in all aspects of their lives, except the most important, which is character building. When it comes to this, most universities leave them alone.

  • -- David Brooks 大卫·布鲁克斯

受过高等教育的年轻人在生活的各个方面都受到指导、教育和监督,除了最重要的一点,那就是塑造品格。说到这一点,大多数大学都不理会他们。

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Conscience is doubtless sufficient to conduct the coldest character into the road of virtue; but enthusiasm is to conscience what honor is to duty; there is in us a superfluity of soul, which it is sweet to consecrate to the beautiful when the good has been accomplished.

毫无疑问,良心足以引导最冷酷的人走上美德之路;热情之于良知,犹如荣誉之于责任;我们身上有一种多余的灵魂,当美好的事物完成后,把它奉献给美丽的事物是很甜蜜的。

Character is doing the right thing when nobody is looking.

品格就是在没有人注意的时候做正确的事。