The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.

  • -- Quintilian 昆提利亚语

思想是由题材的多样性和多样性来锻炼的,而性格是由对美德和邪恶的沉思来塑造的。

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Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue; it is built upon shame, a passion in our nature, and may be either good or bad according to the actions performed from that motive.

因为厚颜无耻是一种恶习,所以并不意味着谦虚是一种美德;它建立在羞耻的基础上,是我们天性中的一种激情,根据动机所产生的行为,它可以是好是坏。

Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed with consumer appeal, must carry Green Shield stamps.

恶有恶报。这是一种美德,如果它要在市场上引起消费者的兴趣,就必须贴上绿色盾牌的邮票。

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.

生命的终极价值取决于意识和沉思的力量,而不仅仅是生存。

Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them.

沉思和智慧是最高的成就,人类并不完全适应它们。

The multiplicity of ideas is what I'm interested in.

我感兴趣的是思想的多样性。