In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.

  • -- Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊

事实上,礼貌是一种人造的好幽默,它掩盖了人们对它的自然缺乏,并以使习惯性成为几乎等同于真正美德的替代品而告终。

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One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

一个人不一定生来就有勇气,但他天生就有潜力。没有勇气,我们就不能持之以恒地实践任何其他美德。我们不能善良、真诚、仁慈、慷慨或诚实。

Everyone for the most part is really nice. There have always been jokes, but that's part of being in the spotlight. You can't make everyone completely happy.

在很大程度上,每个人都很好。一直都有笑话,但那是成为焦点的一部分。你不可能让每个人都完全快乐。

Where there is discipline there is virtue; where there is peace there is plenty.

哪里有纪律,哪里就有美德;哪里有和平,哪里就有丰富。

It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.

对敌人友善很容易,即使是对一个缺乏个性的敌人。