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美德
Virtue
Often devotion to virtue arises from sated desire.
对美德的忠诚往往源于满足的欲望。
Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.
无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰,徒有其表。
Virtue never dwells alone, it always has neighbors.
美德不独居,邻居居多。
Fame is a jealous mistress and will brook no rival.
名声是嫉妒的情妇,容不得对手。
Conquer with forbearance the excesses of insolence.
用宽容战胜过分的傲慢。
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
很少有人有德性去承受出价最高者。
The Cause of Women is generally the Cause of Virtue.
妇女的事业一般是美德的事业。
Victory has hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.
胜利有一百个父亲,失败是一个孤儿。
Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated.
毅力是一种不可低估的美德。
When virtue is at liberty, so to some extent is vice.
当美德自由时,某种程度上罪恶也自由了。
What is virtue but the Trade Unionism of the married?
除了已婚人士的工会主义,还有什么美德?
Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.
顺境发现恶习,逆境发现美德。
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Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity.
有些美德只出现在苦难中,而另一些美德只出现在顺境中。
Virtue is not knowing but doing.
美德不是知道而是做。
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
谦虚是一种被严重高估的美德。
Blushing is the color of virtue.
脸红是美德的颜色。
Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
幸福是一种美德,而不是它的回报。
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。