It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the very passion they have suppressed and think themselves superior to.

  • -- George Santayana 乔治·桑塔亚纳

这是魔鬼有时对善良的人所采取的一种报复,他以他们所压抑的、自以为高人一等的激情的力量把他们迷住了。

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Most professional players are their own biggest critics. Some of the things you read in the papers that strike you as bang out of order will already have been thought by the players themselves.

大多数职业球员都是自己最大的批评者。你在报纸上读到的一些让你震惊的东西已经被球员们自己认为是不正常的。

The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so.

最贤惠的人是那些满足于自己的贤惠而不刻意表现出来的人。

The sage belongs to the same obsolete repertory as the virtuous maiden and the enlightened monarch.

圣人与贤惠的少女和开明的君主属于同一种过时的套路。

And as they pass, turn back and laugh at me.

当他们经过时,转过身来嘲笑我。

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

我遇到的每个人在某种程度上都是我的上司。

Defense is superior to opulence.

防御胜于富裕。