Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.

  • -- Aristotle 亚里士多德

优秀的品德是习惯的结果。我们通过正义的行为变得正义,通过有节制的行为变得有节制,通过勇敢的行为变得勇敢。

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Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult.

我们每个人都有一个内心的梦想,只要我们有勇气承认它是什么,我们就能实现它。相信我们自己的信仰。承认往往是非常困难的。

An error we refuse to correct has many lives. It takes courage to face one's own shortcomings and wisdom to do something about them.

一个我们拒绝改正的错误会有许多生命。面对自己的缺点,需要勇气和智慧去做些什么。

We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.

我们养成了在别人面前乔装打扮的习惯,以至于我们最终在自己面前乔装打扮起来。

We have a habit in this country of correcting things just as they are about to correct themselves.

在这个国家,我们有一种习惯,就是在事情即将自我纠正的时候纠正它们。

Books have great value, actions have greater value.

书有很大的价值,行动有更大的价值。

He plays best, who wins.

谁赢谁打得最好。