The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.

  • -- Aristotle 亚里士多德

因此,道德美德既不是自然产生的,也不是违反自然的。自然的确在我们心中为它们的接受做了准备,但它们的完全形成是习惯的产物。

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For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously.

要让孩子认真对待道德,他们必须在认真对待道德的成年人面前。他们必须亲眼看到成年人认真对待道德。

I look upon it as a Point of Morality, to be obliged by those who endeavour to oblige me.

我认为这是一个道德问题,应该由那些尽力帮助我的人来帮助我。