Evil borders upon good, and vices are confounded with virtues; as the report of good qualities is delightful to a well-disposed mind, so the relation of the contrary should not be offensive.

  • -- Giraldus Cambrensis 吉拉度

恶与善为邻,恶与善混淆;正如对一个善良的人来说,报告自己的好品质是令人愉快的,因此,与之相反的关系也不应该是令人不快的。

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If women reject their feminine qualities cultivating only masculine qualities, the imbalance in the world will only become greater.

如果女性拒绝她们的女性特质而只培养男性特质,世界的不平衡只会变得更大。

Strategic personal qualities you can base your self confidence on are those which are interesting for all mankind.

你可以建立自信的个人战略素质是所有人都感兴趣的。

It is not contrary to reason to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger.

宁愿毁灭整个世界,也不愿被我的手指划伤,这并不违背理性。

My children are delightful people, whom I would love even if they weren't my children.

我的孩子是可爱的人,即使他们不是我的孩子,我也会爱他们。

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

他有我所不喜欢的所有优点,没有我所欣赏的缺点。

A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.

大城市不会与人口众多的城市相混淆。

I am as confounded by dogs as I am indebted to them.

我被狗弄得既狼狈不堪,又感激它们。

Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised.

我们的美德常常被掩盖,恶习却常常被掩盖。

Truth is so rare that it is delightful to tell it.

真理是如此罕见,所以说出来是令人愉快的。