It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.

  • -- Benjamin Franklin 本杰明富兰克林

认为自己伟大而无良是大错特错的,我可以肯定地说,没有一个真正伟大的人同时不具有真正的美德。

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The most loyal and faithful woman indulges her imagination in a hypothetical liaison whenever she dons a new street frock for the first time.

最忠诚、最忠诚的女人,无论什么时候第一次穿上一件新的街礼服,都会沉浸在假想的交往中。

A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society; other persons will also be good.

一个好人可以使另一个人变好;这意味着善会在社会中引发善;其他人也会很好。

I love a finished speaker, I really, truly do I don't mean one who's polished, I just mean one who's through.

我喜欢一个完美的演讲者,我真的,真的我不是说一个完美的人,我只是说一个完成了演讲的人。

Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act.

到目前为止,给人们自信是我能做的最重要的事情。因为他们会采取行动。

I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own.

我喜欢看电影。我非常喜欢它。但有时我想有一些自己的时间。

Being horrible in a big film is a quicker nosedive than doing an obscure film and making no money.

在一部大电影中表现得糟糕比在一部不知名的电影中表现得糟糕而且不赚钱要快得多。

For the sake of goodness and love, man shall let death have no sovereignty over his thoughts.

为了善良和爱的缘故,人类不应该让死亡支配自己的思想。

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

善意的话语可以很短,很容易说出来,但是它们的回音却是无穷无尽的。

Being someone first love may be great, but to be their last is beyond perfect.

成为某人的初恋固然美好,但成为他们最后的爱人却远非完美。

I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.

我认为黑人需要认真对待自尊。