Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we can live above the level of moral squalor. We need that belief; a cynical community is a corrupt community.

  • -- John William Gardner 约翰·威廉·加德纳

正直的人,通过他们的存在,重新点燃了这样的信念:作为一个民族,我们可以生活在道德败坏的水平之上。我们需要这种信念;愤世嫉俗的社会是腐败的社会。

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The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased.

人类的神圣权利不能在古老的羊皮纸卷或发霉的记录中翻找。它们就像一束阳光一样,由神亲自书写在人类本性的全集里;而且永远无法抹去。

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

一个人的伟大不在于他获得了多少财富,而在于他的正直和对周围人产生积极影响的能力。

Man at his birth is content with a little milk and a piece of flannel: so we begin, that presently find kingdoms not enough for us.

人刚出生时,只要一点牛奶和一块法兰绒就心满意足了。所以,我们开始吧,不久就会发现王国对我们是不够的。

Purity of heart is blooming the same colors in the middle of the wilderness when no one sees you.

当没有人看见你的时候,纯洁的心在荒野中绽放着同样的色彩。