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If noble death be virtue's chiefest part, We above all men are by Fortune blest, Striving with freedom's crown to honor Greece, we died, and here in endless glory rest.

  • -- Sinclair Lewis 辛克莱·刘易斯

如果崇高的死亡是美德的最主要部分，那么我们比所有人都更幸运，我们带着自由的皇冠为希腊而奋斗，我们死了，在无尽的荣耀中安息。

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There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors... But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity.

有些人有一种快乐的性情，一种强烈的荣誉感和自尊感，他们对正义和美德的热爱与一般人对财富和荣誉的热爱是一样的……但这些人的数目是如此之少，我提到他们只是为了向人类表示敬意。

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According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.

根据大多数研究，人们最害怕的是公开演讲。第二个是死亡。死亡是第二位的。听起来对吗?这意味着，对于一般人来说，如果你去参加一个葬礼，你最好躺在棺材里，而不是做悼词。

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Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.

平静的心不会感到困惑或恐惧，而会以自己独特的节奏，如雷雨中的时钟，在幸运或不幸中前进。

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A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.

如果一个人认为只有他自己才有美德或真理，那么他一定既愚蠢又无情。

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True nobility isn't about being better than someone else. It's about being better than you used to be.

真正的高贵不是比别人更好。而是要比过去做得更好。

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A true love is not shouting and yelling for your beloved, but silently struggling for her honor.

真正的爱不是为你所爱的人大喊大叫，而是默默地为她的荣誉而奋斗。

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Fortune often knocks at the door, but the fool does not invite her in.

命运之神常来敲门，愚人却不请自来。

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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered .

什么是杂草?一种美德尚未被发现的植物。

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Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.

匆忙中产生的东西很快就会被浪费掉。

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