Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.

  • -- Sallust 萨卢斯特

杰出的祖先给他们的后代带来了强大的光芒,禁止隐瞒他们的优点或缺点。

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None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.

我们谁也不能夸耀祖先的道德。记录没有显示亚当和夏娃结过婚。

Praise borrowed from ancestors is but very sorry praise.

从祖先那里借来的赞美是非常遗憾的赞美。