Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had a bad press. It is negative. It merely means putting up with people, being able to stand things.

  • -- E. M. Forster E·M·福斯特

宽容是一种很枯燥的美德。它是无聊的。不像爱情,它总是有一个坏的媒体。它是负的。它只是意味着容忍别人,能够忍受事情。

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The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor's shortcomings as he is of his own.

与邻居和睦相处的能力在很大程度上取决于与我们自己和睦相处的能力。有自尊心的人会尽量容忍邻居的缺点,就像他容忍自己的缺点一样。

Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.

集体恐惧会激发群体的本能,并倾向于对那些不被视为群体成员的人产生凶残的行为。

More people are flattered into virtue than bullied out of vice.

被奉承成美德的人比被威逼出罪恶的人多。

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

谦虚是一种被严重高估的美德。