There is something mean in human nature that prefers to think evil, that gives a willing ear and a ready welcome to calumny, a sort of jealousy of goodness and greatness and things of good report.

  • -- Richard Le Gallienne 理查德·勒·加利恩

人的本性中有一种卑鄙的东西,它喜欢去想邪恶的事情,它愿意倾听,随时欢迎别人的诽谤,它对善良、伟大和好事的嫉妒。

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It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment.

所有深刻的人类问题都有一个特点,那就是不带点幽默和困惑是无法解决的。

Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight.

嫉妒一点也不低,但它一眼就抓住了我们的谦卑和低头。

It's our greed to extract more and more from good that turns it into evil.

正是我们贪婪地从善中榨取越来越多的东西,才把善变成了恶。

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.

没有人能以权宜为理由作恶。

The knives of jealousy are honed on details.

嫉妒之刀是在细节上磨出来的。