Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly be corrupt.

  • -- Joseph Addison 约瑟夫·艾迪生

怀疑对美德的危害不亚于对幸福的危害;已经腐败的人天生多疑,而变得多疑的人很快就会腐败。

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They call me corrupt, frivolous. I am not at all privileged. Maybe the only privileged thing is my face. And corrupt? God! I would not look like this if I am corrupt. Some ugliness would settle down on my system.

他们说我腐败、轻浮。我没有任何特权。也许唯一的特权就是我的脸。和腐败?上帝!如果我腐败的话,我就不会是这个样子。一些丑陋的东西会落在我的身上。

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.

权力不会腐化人;然而,愚蠢的人,如果他们进入了一个权力的位置,腐败的权力。

Suspicion may be no fault, but showing it may be a great one.

怀疑也许没有错,但表现出来也许是一个很大的错误。