Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue; it is built upon shame, a passion in our nature, and may be either good or bad according to the actions performed from that motive.

  • -- Bernard de Mandeville 曼德维尔

因为厚颜无耻是一种恶习,所以并不意味着谦虚是一种美德;它建立在羞耻的基础上,是我们天性中的一种激情,根据动机所产生的行为,它可以是好是坏。

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Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes respectable in wartime.

每一种恶行都曾是一种美德,并可能再次受到尊敬,就像战争时期的仇恨会受到尊敬一样。

The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.

别人的耻辱常使温柔的心远离罪恶。

Follow thy fair sun, unhappy shadow.

追随你美丽的阳光,不幸的影子。