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A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

  • -- Thomas Paine 托马斯·潘恩

适度好的东西并不如它应该的那么好。适度的性情总是一种美德;但是原则上适度总是一种恶习。

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There's a mercurial nature, but more of a mysterious nature to women that I think is what makes them so attractive. And I think that that's what I love: Guys never seem to know when they've come too close and crossed the line, and then the temper comes.

这是一个善变的天性，但对女人来说更多的是一种神秘的天性，我认为这是她们如此迷人的原因。我想这就是我喜欢的:男人似乎从不知道什么时候他们太接近了，越过了线，然后脾气就来了。

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There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin of all conflict between me and my fellow-men is that I do not say what I mean and I don't do what I say.

人生有三个原则:思想原则、言语原则和行动原则。我和我的同胞们之间所有冲突的根源就是我不说我想说的话，也不做我想做的事。

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I didn't want to make it a lifetime thing. I don't believe in statutory term limits, but people can limit themselves if they want to, and that's what I decided to do.

我不想让它成为一辈子的事情。我不相信法定期限的限制，但如果人们愿意，他们可以限制自己，这就是我决定做的。

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I do adore food. If I have any vice it's eating. If I was told I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, I could put up with sausage and mash forever.

我非常喜欢食物。如果我有什么恶习，那就是吃。如果有人告诉我，我的余生只能吃一种食物，我可以永远忍受香肠和土豆泥。

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You don't hear things that are bad about your company unless you ask. It is easy to hear good tidings, but you have to scratch to get the bad news.

除非你主动询问，否则你不会听到关于你公司的不好的事情。听到好消息很容易，但是你必须努力才能听到坏消息。

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A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.

适度一点是好的。当然，我的生活并不完全是适度的。

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When a fellow says it ain't the money but the principle of the thing, it's the money.

当一个人说，重要的不是钱，而是事情的原则，那就是钱。

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I always have said that the most valuable thing I have isn't money; it's my time.

我总是说，我拥有的最有价值的东西不是钱;这是我的时间。

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It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

恶的作用是把善保持在合理的范围之内。

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Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul.

也许，美德只不过是心灵上的礼貌。

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I feel like I'm a very good role model for women.

我觉得我是一个很好的女性榜样。

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Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.

有预谋的美德没有多大价值。

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An ill-tempered dog has a scarred nose.

脾气暴躁的狗鼻子上有疤。

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There is moderation even in excess.

适度甚至是过度的。

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