Fidelity to conscience is inconsistent with retiring modesty. If it be so, let the modesty succumb. It can be only a false modesty which can be thus endangered.

  • -- Harriet Martineau 马蒂诺

对良心的忠诚与隐退的谦虚是不一致的。如果是这样,就让谦虚屈服吧。这可能只是一种虚假的谦虚,因此可能会受到威胁。

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The law serves of nought else in these days but for to do wrong, for nothing is spread almost but false matters by color of the law for reward, dread and favor and so no remedy is had in the Court of Equity in any way.

在当今社会,法律除了做错事之外没有任何作用,因为几乎没有什么东西是通过法律的色彩来传播的,除了虚假的事情,目的是为了得到奖赏、恐惧和恩惠,因此在公平的法庭上没有任何补救办法。

It is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of mankind in the long run by an appeal to conscience.

认为我们可以通过诉诸良知来控制人类的长期繁衍是错误的。

I'm just doing what my conscience asks me to do.

我只是在做我的良心要求我做的事。