No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will.

-- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵

如果一个人没有权力作恶，他的善良就不值得称赞。没有这种力量的善良，通常只不过是懒惰，或者意志的软弱。

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We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence.

我们称失去父亲的人为孤儿;一个失去妻子的鳏夫。但是，这个人知道失去朋友的巨大痛苦，我们用什么名字称呼他呢?在这里，每一种语言都是沉默的，在无能为力中保持着平静。

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Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.

秘密是一切善良的要素;甚至美德，甚至美丽都是神秘的。

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No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.

如果不需要善行，没有人能长久行善。

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