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美德
Virtue
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
谦虚是一种被严重高估的美德。
Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
幸福是一种美德,而不是它的回报。
In justice is all virtues found in sum.
公正是所有美德的总和。
Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.
守时是无聊之人的美德。
Great necessities call out great virtues.
伟大的需要造就伟大的美德。
The rewards of virtue alone abide secure.
只有美德的回报才可靠。
Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.
有预谋的美德没有多大价值。
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.
美德本身就是对自己最公正的奖赏。
Virtue is the fount whence honour springs.
美德是荣誉之源。
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
一切美德都可以归结为公正待人。
There is no sanctuary of virtue like home.
家是美德的庇护所。
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
有些人因罪恶而上升,有些人因美德而堕落。
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The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted.
圣礼的精神美德就像光;它虽经过污秽之地,却未受污染。
Our culture peculiarly honors the act of blaming, which it takes as the sign of virtue and intellect.
我们的文化特别推崇指责行为,认为这是美德和智慧的标志。
The Cause of Women is generally the Cause of Virtue.
妇女的事业一般是美德的事业。
Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.
节制被称为一种美德,它能限制伟人的野心,并能安慰平庸之辈,因为他们缺乏财富和优点。
Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it's by someone viewing them as a mirror of their own inadequacy instead of an inspiring beacon for excellence.
当你看到有效的成就或美德受到攻击时,那是因为有人把它们看作是自己不足的一面镜子,而不是通向卓越的鼓舞人心的灯塔。
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
谦虚不仅是装饰品,而且是美德的守卫。